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Forced to f lee — Young Burmese refugees share their stories

May 1, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lauren Pongan Northwest Asian Weekly Note: This article uses the name “Burma,” rather than its recognized name of “Myanmar,” in order to reflect the preferences of panelists and presenters from the event. “Before we start, can everyone please move down to the front?” Sumyat Thu asked the audience at last week’s event, April 22, […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Burma, Burmese American, Burmese Myanmar Student Association, Cynthia Maung, Erika Berg, Lauren Pongan, Northwest Asian Weekly, Saffron Revolution, Shwe Zin, Social Welfare, Sumyat Thu, Ta Kwe Say, Thai Burmese, UW, Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 - May 8, Vung It, Washington State, Young Burmese

Oct. 2: Local groups hold candlelight vigil on fourth anniversary of Burma’s Saffron Revolution

October 22, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  The Coalition for Refugees from Burma (CRB), Amnesty International, Burma Partnership, and University Baptist Church partnered to hold a candlelight vigil for the fourth anniversary of Burma’s 2007 Saffron Revolution at the south end of Green Lake.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Amnesty International, Burma Partnership, Green Lake, Saffron Revolution, University Baptist Church, Vol 30 No 43 | October 22 - October 28

Burma VJ attempts to create a recipe for revolution

August 27, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Burma is sometimes a forgotten country. Officially called Myanmar by the country’s military junta, in late 2007, more than 100,000 people took to the streets of Rangoon in protest of the ruling regime. Called the “Saffron Revolution” because of the color of the robes donned by the monks who initiated the stand, the protest was quickly suppressed with brute force.

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2009, Burma, DVB, Irfan Shariff, Myanmar, Northwest Asian Weekly, Northwest Film Forum, Norway, Saffron Revolution, Thailand, vol 28 no 36 | August 29 - September 4

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