A Kachin child rests on the floor of a rented factory space in Yunnan Province, China on July 20, 2011.  This small space with no windows and no toilet is shared between two Kachin refugee families who have fled recent fighting near their village in Kachin State, Burma.  This room rents for 200 Yuan a month (US $30).  No UN or Chinese government assistance is currently being provided to over 3,000 Kachin refugees who have fled attacks from the Burma army. 

(Names and exact locations withheld for security)

A family rests on a concrete floor at an internally displaced person camp near Laiza, Burma on July 4, 2011. Over 8,000 Kachin civilians have fled to a handful of these locations in a KIA (Kachin Independence Army) controlled area near the Burma China border. Those displaced are receiving temporary housing, food, medical care and basic education by the KIO (Kachin Independence Organization).

(Names and exact locations withheld for security)

A Burmese boy poses for a portrait in front of a wall of trash in Mae Sot, Thailand on June 1st, 2011. This boy, from neighboring Burma, lives at the town garbage dump with his family in extreme filth. Choosing to spend the days scavenging for recyclables, his family is quick to tell you that this livelihood is more lucrative than their option over the border. The border areas of Thailand are full of Burmese migrants willing to work low paying jobs of hard labor for the hope of beginning new lives in relative safety.