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Be Proud And Lets' Be Ready To Get Counted In 2010 US Census !
The US government conducts the Population Census every ten years (in a year ending with 0) to collect and process head count (not just of citizens, but also of residents, refugees, …) and demographics...... (Read More)
6/23/2009 | 2010 US Census Committe for the People of Burma |
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No Time for Dreams: Living in Burma under Military Rule
No Time for Dreams: Living in Burma under Military Rule By Carolyn Wakeman and San San Tin, Introduction by Emma Larkin has "SPECIAL ONLINE PRE-PUBLICATION DISCOUNT at $29.96 (25% Off).
It is going to be published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. .
Compelling images of cinnamon-robed monks confronting the guns and clubs of Burma's military junta outraged the world in September 2007 and San San Tin Inspired by the legacy of her father Ba Tin's struggle against British colonialism beginning in the 1930s, infuses her journey from school girl to journalist and, briefly, to businesswoman with an unbroken spirit of resistance.
Offering a compassionate insider's view of politics, culture, religion, and family during nearly half a century of unrelenting dictatorship, this riveting personal story traces an arc of decline to reveal the bitter fate of a once-prosperous and cosmopolitan society.
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A Celebration of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Birthday & Burma’s Women’s Day
Burmese American Women’s Alliance (BAWA) Presents
DATE: Saturday, June20, 2009
TIME: 10 AM to 2:00 PM
LOCATION: Metta Nanda Vihara (Central)
4619 Central Ave.
Fremont, Ca 94536
http://www.mettananda.org/
Aung San Suu Kyi is a national hero in the fight for a free Burma and a symbol of hope in the downtrodden country. In 1991, she was awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize "for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human
rights" and became an international symbol of peaceful resistance and
courage in the face of hardship and oppression. In 1990, she was put under
house arrest by the government remains to this day.
The event will
include...
►Prayers and Swan offerings to the Monks
►PresentationS by Burmese Youths
►Talks by Representive of Various Burmese
Organizations
► A TRIBUTE TO Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on her 64th Birthday
►Burmese food will be served.
Sponsors and Donations are much appreciated.
Contacts :
Burmese American Women’s Alliance (BAWA) http://www.bawasf.org
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Mabel Tun – 650 321 5587
Aye Aye Maw – 409 529 9570
Nandi Kyaw Min – 415 595 4599
Htwe Htwe Win – 510 528 8175
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Myat – 925 783 7495
Kalyar – 415 789 9225
Khin Hlaing Soe – 650 269-1165
Yasmin Vanya – 408-879-4700
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