Nong Khai Refugee camp

"Nong Khai Refugee Camp" was built after the influx of Laotian refugees (Kmhmu, Lao, and Hmong) escaped into the Kingdom of Thailand after the fall of the Kingdom of Laos (or Laos). Since the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) pulled out of Laos on May 14, 1975 after the fall of Long Tieng (also spelled Long Chieng, Long Cheng, or Long Chen).

The refugee camp was divided into two sections: the Lao and the Hmong. If you speak Laotian or Lao, your family were assigned to reside on the west or the Lao side, however, if you speak Hmong or Kmhmu than your family were assigned to the east side.

There were 36 bungalows or akans on the east side; these bungalows were built on stilts and there were six (6) akans to a row of six (6). Altogether there were 36 bungalows. Each bungalows they were 16 divided compartments on each side of the building and together they were 32 rooms. Each compartment is measured roughly 8 feet wide by 10 feet deep. These compartments were made to occupy by a family or four or five. In many cases, Lao families have more kids than each rooms were made for.

On the Hmong side, there were no electricity. To the both sides of the buildings thatch huts were built to support more occupants to each compartments. Throughout the bungalows on the Hmong side except #6 was splited, the west half was housed by Hmong, and the east of the building was housed by Kmhmu and Lao from Sam Neua Province.

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