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.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
We have a saying for this in Burmese: What was written by hands has been erased by the feet."
Burmese and Thai think lower body parts like feet are not as worthy as the head.
