ETHNIC MINORITY HILLTRIBE REFUGEES BEGIN THEIR JOURNEY TO THE UNITED STATES, 2002-04-15 (photo)

A boy rides on a military trunck with other ethnic minority hilltribe refugees in Kampong Cham province 90km (56 miles) Northeast of Phnom Penh April 15, 2002, on second leg of their journey to resettle them in the United States. Over 1,000 hilltribe refugees fled to Cambodia in the past year from Vietnam's Central Highlands after Hanoi sent troops to quell their protests for land rights and religious. The U.S. recently agreed to resettle all 905 of the refugees still sheltering in United Nations refugees camps in northeastern Cambodia. The 905 are being brought to Phnom Penh in preparation for their departure to the U.S. which will take place in a matter of weeks. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea CS/DL