All Things Considered’s Tom Cran talks with Mo Chang, the charter school liaison and special project coordinator for St. Paul Public Schools, about the closure of Wat Tham Krabok and what life was like in the camp. As a child, Chang lived in Thai refugee camps. In 2004, she was part of a group that traveled with St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly to learn more about life at Wat Tham Krabok.
Wat Tham Krabok was the largest refugee camp for those who fled communist Laos after the Vietnam War. The closing of the camp follows the relocation of 10,000 Hmong to the United States.