During World War II, hundreds and thousands of migrant workers risked their lives and returned to their villages from Burma during the Japanese bombing. Many risked their lives and returned on foot along with their families leaving their belongings behind. My grandparents and their four children were among those refugee groups that returned. They migrated to Burma to earn a better living but the war brought this to an end. Many died on their way resulting from starvation, sickness, snake bites, bombing, being devoured by wild animals. Many did not make it.
Image: Prof. Solomon-Darwin
