"The emergence of exiled Karen language media is recent but significant as a site for the production and maintenance of Burmese Karen identities. The two main Karen-language/Karen-owned media groups in exile are Kwekalu and the Karen Information Centre, both of which operate within the Karen struggle for self-determination and as part of Burma?s democratic mediascape in exile. While these media groups are part of the Karen struggle, they play a broader role in being a container for expressions of cultural identity for the contributors and audience, many of whom are in the diaspora. Within both media, hta is a popular form of expression and provides an insight into ways in which Karenness is positioned outside the homeland..."