Kle Wah was seven-years-old when he walked from Myanmar to Thailand, seeking safety in a refugee camp. The trek took a month. His mother didn’t make it. She died in the forest. "Burmese soldier come ...
Weaving has been a cultural tradition of a small refugee community known as the Karenni since they left their home in the mountainous region bordering Thailand. Originally from Burma, the Karenni ...
The Karenni community of Colorado is hosting a Karenni National Day event Sunday in Greeley to raise money for their Karenni family back home in Myanmar. The event is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The celebration last week provided a rare opportunity for the humble-natured Burmese minority - which includes 26 local families - to reconnect with their Karenni culture they had lost touch with ...
An internally displaced woman carries a child outside makeshift tents at Pu Phar Village, Demawso Township, Kayah (Karenni) State on Thursday June 17, 2021. For ...
If Myanmar’s revolution is to succeed, it must tackle the patriarchal structures that underpin the country’s militarized political culture. Members of the Karenni National Women’s Organization take ...