HISTORY 15F Lecture 8: Week 8b: Kings and queens of donuts: The Cambodian story
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Week 8b: kings and queens of donuts: the cambodian story. Population before the war began in 2011: 22 million; by august 2014, almost half (43%) of the population had been displaced. By the end of 2016, about 12 million have either died and become refugees. The problem of refugees, displaced from home land or native community, is a sad chapter of human history. People displaced internationally and internally: 15 million vs. 27 million; only a few (less than 1%) have resettled permanently in a third country a few years ago. In 2012, pakistan hosted the most refugees (1. 7 million). Among those who have resettled, more than half are in t he us, which has received more than 3 million refugees since. America"s ceiling for annual refugee admissions is 70,000 in 2015, and 85,000 in 2016 (and is projected to be 110,000 in fy 2017).
