Burmese refugee mothers building a new life for their children

The children of Yin Yin Tun and Laldin Liana may never know the hardships their mothers have endured to provide them with safety, comfort, health and a good education.

Liana has two children, ages 5 and 6, and said the memories are too painful to share with them.

“If I share, they are heartbroken,” she said.

Tun may share the story of her long, arduous journey with her children — now 13, 11 and 9 — when they are older.

“For now I tell them to try so hard,” Tun said. “In Burma and Thailand they don’t have opportunity like here. We feel very safe here and have opportunity to learn.” (Courtesy of wcfcourier.com)