BYVA holds annual meeting

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	Burma Youth Volunteer Association (Japan) held its annual meeting on
Sunday, January 28, in Tokyo.  About 60 members and guests attended the
meeting, during which elections were held; reports on fundraising and
political activities were delivered; and compliments, complaints and
suggestions were voiced.
	The meeting featured two special guests: Dean Chapman, a British
photographer, and Munesuke Yamamoto, a freelance photojournalist from Japan.
Mr. Chapman, who lived for about a year in Kayah State, displayed and talked
about his black-and-white photographs, which depict all aspects of Karenni
life.  Mr. Yamamoto, who recently returned from a three-week trip inside
Burma and the border, showed slides and discussed current conditions inside
the country. Guests also enjoyed a meal of ohnnokaukswe.
        Following the meeting, members of various democracy groups met to
discuss plans to cooperate with each other in future events.  The next such
event will be a meeting, sponsored by National League for Democracy
(Liberated Area) Japan Branch, on February 11 to coordinate activities for
Union Day, February 12.


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The 1996-97 BYVA Executive Committee is as follows:

Chairman........................Khin Maung Zaw
Vice Chairman...................Soe Win
General Secretary...............Aung Thu
Joint General Secretary-1.......Htay Win a.k.a. Romy
Joint General Secretary-2.......Myo Min Htut
                                a.k.a. Michael Collins
Treasurer.......................Kyaw Kyaw Soe
Assistant Treasurer.............Kyi Lwin
Information Committee
	Chairman................Tin Kyi
Information Committee
	Members.................Khaing Min Swe
				Than Htoo Win
Coordinators....................Nyi Nyi Than
				Zaw Min
Researchers.....................Cho Cho Aye
				Win Maung
Auditors........................Hlaing Aye
				Than Swe
				Ye Htut

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For more information, contact:
Burma Youth Volunteer Association
No. 102, Court Tangent A-2
2-12-1 Komagome
Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170 JAPAN
Tel/Fax: +81-3-3916-4996