A photograph of women using a sewing machine, 1989

A photograph of women using a sewing machine, 1989

1989

A photograph of the Khao I Dang refugee camp skills training center where women are learning to use a sewing machine. Three clothing examples hang on the wall, including a dress with Peanuts character print. Two women have forehead markings from cupping to treat their headaches. A calendar with Angkor Wat and Apsara on the top and western months and years on the bottom also hangs on the wall.

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