A 'Golden Cradle': The 1990s Exodus From Mongolia To Kazakhstan

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Thirty years ago, ethnic Kazakhs in Mongolia began heading to their ancestral homeland as the Soviet Union collapsed. Among them was a little girl called Asemgul Mukhitqyzy, now an RFE/RL reporter. She spoke to her father, who led a group of 600 people from Ulan Bator, about the many challenges they faced.