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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.

Thursday, July 02, 2026

3 books to read in July--check online--for summaries and how to buy

1. Sister Helen Prejean: Dead Man walking--also a movie with Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon--

2. Walter Isaacson--Leonardo da Vinci

3. Kai Bird: American Prometheus--also movie Oppenheimer--about development of atmom bomb.

Kaung--7-2-2026