KyiMayKaung
Burma, America, The World, Art, Literature, Political Economy through the eyes of a Permanent Exile. "We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the oppressed. Sometimes we must interfere. . . There is so much injustice and suffering crying out for our attention . . . writers and poets, prisoners in so many lands governed by the left and by the right." Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Speech, 1986, Oslo. This entire site copyright Kyi May Kaung unless indicated otherwise.
Monday, July 07, 2025
Sunday, July 06, 2025
Factoid--Voltage used in Canada--
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In Canada, the standard voltage for household electricity is 120 volts (120V). This is the same voltage used in the United States. The frequency of the electricity is 60 Hertz (60Hz).
Saturday, July 05, 2025
Capital 4th Concert--rather red--
https://www.google.com/search?q=4th+of+july+concert+2025+youtube+video&client=firefox-b-1-d&sca_esv=525216ec48595097&ei=nbRoaNfME9CU5OMPzrWH0Aw&oq=4th+of+July+Concert+2025+you&gs_lp=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&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:e8c62948,vid:HZUfyEww87o,st:0
Tuesday, July 01, 2025
Sunday, June 29, 2025
"Iranians" who have been here 47 years arrested/deported. They never refer to themselves as "Iranians"--they always say Persians.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-immigration-arrests-us-trump-deportations-9a4136657bda3a277125738807848368
One came bc her father was executed by the Shah.
Several supported Aung San Suu Kyi from Burma.
Some came via Teheran after Khomeini returned from Paris in 1979.
I knew then he would pull Iran back to the Middle Ages.
When he died there was pandemonium, his remains almost falling out of coffin as it was airlifted by helicopter.
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Saturday, June 28, 2025
Friday, June 27, 2025
Achingly beautiful--long preview of A Passage North--set in Jaffna
https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Passage_North/aLhPEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
The grandmother--grandson interaction is more absorbing than the romance with the Tamil Tiger activist--just hinted at so far.
Reminiscent of Anthony Marra's Bosnia novel--
Kyi May
Human Rights Organisations--AI/Google search results.
https://www.google.com/search?q=human+rights+organizations&client=firefox-b-1-d&sca_esv=9df8d0d36b3fc424&sxsrf=AE3TifPnPW9tVYn_sNF_hPV_w9XcbAAFXg%3A1751022620369&ei=HHxeaLmaFtel5NoPzMvFIA&oq=human+rights+&gs_lp=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_owCsgcGMC4xMi4yuAe6EMIHCDItNC4xMC4yyAe3AQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp
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Pico Iyer--90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama--
https://time.com/7295709/dalai-lama-90-legacy-pico-iyer-essay/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
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Directed by Miloš Forman Screenplay by Peter Shaffer Based on Amadeus by Peter Shaffer Mozart and Salieri by Alexander Pus...
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