Short stories (commentaries)
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"...The stories you tell in this book are important stories to share. In this book, you document the ongoing oppression of the people of Shan State at the hands of the military junta in Burma. Many of you have had family members killed by the regime, or watched family members die because of the lack of decent medical services. Many of you have also known what it is like to have your village burned and family and friends tortured. Most of you also know what hunger feels like because of the extreme poverty and deprivation your communities endure. Your stories document the injustice and inequality experienced by the people of Shan State and, in fact, so many other communities within Burma. However, equally important, you document hope.
Pursuing an education is acting on the belief that the future can and should be better. You did the hard work to get into SSSNY, and then complete the program, because you know that education is what will move the people of Burma forward to a better future. And, in part because of the extraordinary educators at SSSNY, but even more thanks to the extraordinary people you are, you will help make this happen. Each of you, in your own way, is a leader. Indeed, a good education leads to action—and it is clear to me that Burma’s hope for the future now rests in your capable hands. My fellow Nobel Laureates sisters and I spend a great deal of our time talking to youth around the world because we strongly believe that you have the power to bring about positive change. As I told you when we met, I had the good fortune to meet my sister Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in 2003. Though circumstances have not permitted us to talk since that time, I can say with confidence that she is proud of your achievements. We all are.Each and every one of you will make a huge difference to the lives of your people. Some of you aspire to be doctors, others educators or artists. Stay true to who you are, and your vision for a better world, and I know you will achieve what you set out to do.Thank you again for sharing your stories. Though my colleagues and I cannot be at your graduation, please know that we are there in spirit. You have our support, and our gratitude for your hard work and your achievements.
Source/publisher:
School for Shan State Nationalities Youth (SSSNY)
Date of publication:
2008-00-00
Date of entry/update:
2020-01-12
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6.51 MB
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"...This publication was inspired by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s 1998 book “Letters from Burma,” which detailed everyday life inside the isolated Southeast Asian nation. Daw Suu deftly combined stories of everything from the seemingly mundane (fixing a leaky roof), to the joyous (the popular Water Festival), to the tragic (the plight of political prisoners) in order to give the reader a full sense of life in Burma. Moved when reading short passages from the book on Daw Suu’s birthday earlier this year, SSSNY students began work on writing their own experiences as citizens of Shan State. Their stories, after three edits, various conferences, and much discussion, now appear here in “Letters from Shan State.” The wide range of topics and emotions covered in their essays speaks to the complexity of life in Burma. Stories of horror, grief, and death are coupled with stories of celebration and blissful moments. In this juxtaposition, readers may get a sense of the lack of flow or rhythm to life in Burma; that at any moment a child’s playtime or a cheerful marketplace can turn into a battlefield. Through this collection of stories, readers see the suffering, but also the indomitable spirit of the people of Shan State; their will and successful effort to maintain some sense of normalcy and native culture despite the chaos that surrounds and at times engulfs them. Perhaps the readers may also see that they are not so very different from the students; that like all people, these students enjoy favorite foods, festivals, and visits to new places. They remember fondly a beautiful day, a big dinner, a family gathering. At times, like all of us, they suffer and struggle to go on. As people from Shan State, from Burma, from Asia, from the world, let us find in these texts not just individual and unique stories of great importance but also the threads of shared human experience, and therefore, a shared responsibility to support the freedom of the people in Shan State and Burma. Thank you for supporting SSSNY through the purchase of this book. Please enjoy and share the stories of these students from Shan State...
Source/publisher:
School for Shan State Nationalities Youth (SSSNY)
Date of publication:
2007-00-00
Date of entry/update:
2020-01-12
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"Alawng Yur Lao is one of the famous story in Shan... "
Source/publisher:
Kham Koo Website
Date of publication:
00-00-00
Date of entry/update:
2019-10-19
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Individual Documents
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Short stories (commentaries)
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20.45 MB
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Master storyteller Win Pe uses the framework of everyday life in Burma as a foundation for exploring the darker side of human nature...
Khin Maung Soe
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"The Irrawaddy" Vol. 15, No. 1
Date of publication:
2007-01-00
Date of entry/update:
2008-07-26
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Individual Documents
Language:
English
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