Cháng Zhēng or original Long March of the Tibeto-Burmans

  Cháng Zhēng  or original Long March
of the Tibeto-Burmans  
Dear Nan, let’s talk about last group of our ancestors, the Tibeto-Burman group which I had already mentioned in last letter.
Our Shwe Bama spoken language is derived from this Tibeto-Burman group. U Bamar, Daw Chin, Ko Kachin, Ma Rahkine, Ma Inthar, Ko Naga, Daw Yaw, [...]

Winter dreams of unfinished painting!

   Winter dreams of unfinished painting!
 Long march followed by our ethnic brothers to Shwe Bamar
Dear Nan,                
I hope you already know the source of this title, “Winter dreams of unfinished painting”. Burma’s one of the most famous song composer, Saya Myoma Nyein’s song “unfinished painting” was used as the theme song in Win Oo’s multiple academy award winning [...]

Our Long March to the Mirage Paradise

Loss of Home, Loss of PARADISE
Seventh Letter to Nan Sai
 Dear Nan,
                 Do you remember the seminar we attended in 2001 called, “Ethnic Minorities’ Struggles along the Thai-Burmese Border”, organized by the Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University, the Thai Action Committee for Democracy in Burma, and Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development. I [...]