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, June 02, 2008

The only piece of writing I have seen so far about Cyclone Nargis in Burma, that was not written in journalese, myamarese or diplomatease!!

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SHIG-7F8CR7?OpenDocument

Dr Yiyi Cho was in Burma visiting family when Cyclone hit.

KyiMayKaung

Monday, June 02, 2008

The only piece of writing I have seen so far about Cyclone Nargis in Burma, that was not written in journalese, myamarese or diplomatease!!

Beautifully translated too--the aging is beautifully done--the giving up of hope.

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