One Way Ticket

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Whether seeking a spouse or a job, there is no turning back for many Burmese women who journey to China By /Ruili, China... "Nandar faces a tough time in Ruili, a Chinese town close to Burma. She has no money and lives in a small, messy room in an apartment building that doubles as a brothel. But her face shows no fear. She looks like many of the Burmese girls who hang out in Ruili at night, their faces painted a ghostly white, sporting tight skirts or jeans, and soliciting men along a busy, shadowy street corner in the town center. But Nandar is not among them—yet..."

Creator/author: 

Naw Seng

Source/publisher: 

"The Irrawaddy" Vol. 12, No. 1

Date of Publication: 

2004-01-00

Date of entry: 

2004-03-07

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  • Individual Documents

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Language: 

English

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