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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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BURMESE-AMERICAN WOMEN ALLIANCE'S ECs AND MEMBERS VOLUNTEERED AT LOAVES AND FISHES TO HONOR AUNG SAN SUU KYI FOR HER 64TH BIRTHDAY
The Burmese-American Women's Alliance (BAWA) volunteered at San Jose's Loaves and Fishes to feed the poor, homeless and seniors on May 23rd in honor of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday which actually takes place on June 19.
"Burma is a Buddhist country and Buddhists believe in doing good deeds on the occasion of a person's birthday," said Daw Mabel Tun, president of the Burmese-American Women's Alliance.
"This year it's especially important to recognize and honor the world's only imprisoned Nobel Peace Laureate since she has been arrested and confined in the notorious Insein Prison with the possibility that her house arrest could be changed to a long prison sentence. The pro-democracy leader, it is reported, is in fragile health and this is a terrible worry for all who believe in her cause and the cause of Burmese democracy."
Another reason to honor Aung San Suu Kyi in America this year is because she has been awarded the U.S. Congress's highest honor, the Congressional Gold medal, the highest civilian award given to an individual by the Congress. Tragically, this wrongfully imprisoned leader will not be able to accept this award as she is spending her 13th year of incarceration and faces more charges pending her trial in Yangon, Burma's main city - the trial to start on Monday. Many world leaders have called for her release from prison and house arrest.
"We call on people of all faiths to pray for Burma and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi," said Yasmin Vanya, executive committee member of BAWA. "We encourage Bay Area residents to do good deeds and dedicate them to this brave and long-suffering herone." Vanya also encourages friends of Burma to beseech governments around the world to encourage the regime to bring democracy back to Burma and to free the country's duly and freely elected democratic leader and all political prisoners.
ABOUT LOAVES AND FISHES
This non-profit organization is committed to providing free, nutritious meals and support services in a dignified, safe and caring environment to all needy individuals, with special concern for families and senior citizens. For more information, go to the website: http://www.loavesfishes.org/
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