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, October 24, 2016

And here, two stories based on the plight of Burmese refugees in Thailand--

yes, based on reality, but more than names changed, also a lot of plot and character details changed.

But yes, there was a 7 year old in a Thai immigration prison.

https://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Like-Peacock-Koel-Bird/dp/1497514851

Obviously, the characters are changed to protect the identity of the real people.

KyiMayKaung

Monday, October 24, 2016

And here, two stories based on the plight of Burmese refugees in Thailand--

David Eubank of Free Burma Rangers--organizes Run for Relief, Myanmar--in Chiangmai,Thailand.

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