Belonging and Advocacy among the Canadian Myanmar Diaspora: Introducing Ek Khaale and Diaspora Community Stories to the University of Toronto
7 Minutes To ReadAt the University of Toronto, Napas Thein explores how once-divided diaspora communities come together in a discussion around belonging. Photo Credit: Wa Lone
Trifecta of Diplomatic Relations: Report on interconnections between the Republic of China (Taiwan), People’s Republic of China (Mainland China) and Myanmar (Burma)
8 Minutes To ReadMichael Lin-Chiang Lee argues that Taiwan’s democratic values and diplomacy with Myanmar are met with challenges.
Increasing Number of Displaced Refugees in the Post-coup Period and Humanitarian Assistance Campaigns by Myanmar Diasporic Youth
8 Minutes To ReadHnin Htet Htet Aung studies the surge in support for refugees by overseas Myanmar youth.
Myanmar’s Military Coup and the Burmese Abroad
4 Minutes To ReadChit (a pseudonym) reflects on the military coup as part of the Burmese diaspora.
Myanmar’s ‘Rohingya’ Conflict by Anthony Ware and Costas Laoutides. London: Hurst, 2018, 224pp.
6 Minutes To ReadElliott Prasse-Freeman argues that a new book sacrifices analytical rigor for antipolitical “objectivity.”
Mapping Chinese Rangoon – Place and Nation among the Sino-Burmese by Jayde Lin Roberts, University of Washington Press, Seattle, 2016.
5 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee reviews Jayde Lin Roberts’ book on the Sino-Burmese in Yangon.
The Karen in 2017: Resilience, Aspirations and Politics (Part 4)
6 Minutes To ReadTea Circle reviews the last of four panels from a recent Oxford workshop on the Karen. Parts 1, 2 and 3 can be found here, here and here.
The Karen in 2017: Resilience, Aspirations and Politics (Part 3)
5 Minutes To ReadJustine Chambers reviews the third of four panels from a recent Oxford workshop on the Karen.
The Karen in 2017: Resilience, Aspirations and Politics (Part 1)
7 Minutes To ReadTea Circle reviews the first of four panels from a recent Oxford workshop on the Karen.
A Candid Conversation with a Fellow Researcher
7 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee talks with Yi Li about her new book on the Chinese migrant community in colonial Burma.