Burmese refugees in other countries
Individual Documents
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Abstract:
"This study examines ways in which Burmese diasporic identities are formed and maintained, and
the importance of new media in this process. Political oppression in Burma, the experience of
exile and the importance of opposition movements in the borderlands make the Burmese
diaspora a unique and complex group. This study used tapoetethakot, an indigenous Karen
research methodology, to interact with fourteen participants in Auckland, exploring aspects of
new media use and identity maintenance.
Common among all participants was a twin desire to share stories of suffering and to have that
pain recognised. This suffering is an important part of refugee identity and is also linked with
resistance against assimilation in New Zealand. Instead, participants try and maintain their
language and cultural practices, with the intent of returning to a democratic Burma in the future.
New media supports these processes, by providing participants with access to opposition media
reports of human rights abuses and suffering, through making cultural and linguistic artifacts
accessible and through providing an easy means of communication with friends and family in
Burma and the borderlands."
Naw Violet Cho
Source/publisher:
School of Communication Studies Auckland University of Technology
Date of publication:
2009-11-00
Date of entry/update:
2011-01-24
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Individual Documents
Category:
Internet activism and resources, Third country resettlement of refugees from Burma, Anthropological literature on refugees and migrants, Burmese refugees in other countries, Anthropological literature on refugees and migrants, Media - use of media by Burmese
Language:
English (main text); Interviews (English, Karen, Burmese)
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Faced with stringent refugee laws, Burmese asylum seekers in Japan try new ways to win recognition.
Neil Lawrence
Source/publisher:
"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
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Burmese refugees in other countries
Language:
English
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Anlässlich des "brutalen Vorgehens" der der birmanischen Militärdiktatur kritisiert die Menschenrechtsorganisation Pro Asyl die Politik der deutschen Bundesregierung. Deutsche Behörden und das Auswärtige Amt "schrieben gerade erst in diesem Jahr die Verhältnisse schön - so weit birmanische Asylsuchende betroffen waren", kritisiert die Organisation. Asylsuchende aus Birma (Myanmar) führten laut Pro Asyl bis dahin mit weitem Abstand die Rangliste der Anerkennungsquoten beim Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF) an. Im Jahr 2006 zum Beispiel seien bei insgesamt 145 Asylanträgen von Birmanern 97,9 Prozent positive Entscheidungen getroffen worden. Bezogen auf alle Herkunftsländer habe die Quote 2007 bei gerade 6,3 Prozent gelegen. "Seit einigen Monaten jedoch hagelte es Ablehnungen".Deutsche Asylpolitik; Burmese refugees in Germany; German asylum policy
Source/publisher:
NGO Online, Pro Asyl
Date of publication:
2007-10-04
Date of entry/update:
2007-12-05
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Individual Documents
Category:
Burmese refugees in other countries
Language:
German, Deutsch
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The recent revelation that Australia?s aversion to Burmese pro-democracy activists is almost as strong as that of Burma?s military junta was hardly news to asylum seekers accustomed to dealing with immigration officials at the Australian Embassy in Bangkok. Treatment there is "terrible," say student exiles, who complain that since last year?s Burmese Embassy siege, they have been required to wait outside the embassy compound when coming for asylum interviews or applying for visas.
Source/publisher:
"The Irrawaddy", Vol. 8. No. 7
Date of publication:
2000-07-00
Date of entry/update:
2003-06-03
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Individual Documents
Category:
Burmese refugees in other countries
Language:
English
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Burmese dissidents living in Japan face an uncertain future, as the countryremains an inhospitable haven for political asylum-seekers.
Neil Lawrence/Tokyo
Source/publisher:
"The Irrawaddy", Vol. 8. No. 10
Date of publication:
2000-10-00
Date of entry/update:
2003-06-03
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Language:
English
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