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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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BAWA Statement
BAWA welcomes the release of political prisoners in Burma
Burmese American Women's Alliance (BAWA) welcomes President U Thein Sein amnesty law that released 650 detainees among which, 100 or so are political prisoners, on January 13, 2012. This is another major step in moving towards Democracy and Freedom in Burma. BAWA is cautiously optimistic about the progress of reforms in Burma.
However, there are 1000 or more political activists remain in various prisons in Burma. and BAWA calls for immediate and unconditional release of all the remaining political detainees. Only then, we can work towards genuine national reconciliation and the rebuilding peaceful civil society with mutual trust and respect, which would pave the road to a truly free and democratic Burma.
BAWA is in full support of the current government's peace initiatives with ethnic minorities, and of signing initial agreements with Karen National Union (KNU) . This should be extended to all the other ethnic regions, especially in Kachin state where women and children are the primary victims.
BAWA is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma. BAWA also promotes Burmese social and cultural traditions within Burmese American communities. BAWA is involved in fund raising efforts to send funds and other relief assistance to Burmese communities all over the world. http://www.bawalliance.org/
Daw Khin Tint Tint (President) 415-672-9095
Yasmin Vanya (Secretary) 408-250-6227
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