Talking Burma
Talking Burma was initiated by the Burmese-Canadian community to explore the amazing lives, stories, and work of people who are from Burma. Stories from Burma as a whole are generally untold. So we are looking to change the narrative and bring these stories to the forefront. Artwork by Yuzana Wynn. Produced by the Burma-Canadian Association of Ontario (BCAO). The BCAO Podcasting team is lead by Napas Thein, Yuzana Wynn, Aung Zaw Htoon, and Mimi Yee. Learn more about the BCAO at https://burmacanadianassociation.ca .
Episodes
In this episode, we speak with Millen Kim on her recent research study with the Chin Youth Organization of North America (CYONA) focused on Chin refugees located in India's Mizoram State.
Topics:
- Research Findings (2:16)
- Historical Context of Chin People's Struggles (10:12)
- Cultural Diversity of Chin State (13:09)
- Challenge of International Aid and Community Support (14:54)
- Young Chin Refugees (19:58)
- Legal Complications f...
In this episode, we speak with Isabella Aung on her experiences in Burma and growing up in the US and Canada.
Isabella Aung is a doctoral candidate in Political Studies at Queen’s University, Canada. Her research focuses on how contemporary authoritarian power is both contested and sustained through social media and how this process is gendered. Born in Myanmar, Isabella migrated to the United States as a young teen. She later mov...
U Aung Myo Min is the Minister of Human Rights for the National Unity Government of Myanmar. The National Unity Government, or NUG for short, was formed shortly after the Myanmar military enacted a coup against the elected government in 2021.
The formation of the NUG lead to the formation of the country’s first ever Ministry of Human Rights. U Aung Myo Min is not a career politician. Throughout his life he first served as a revolu...
In this pilot episode of Talking Burma, Napas Thein interviews Saw Mie Tha Lah. Saw Mie Tha Lah is a Karen-Canadian who came to Canada as a refugee in 2007. As a child growing up in Burma during military rule, he saw firsthand how the country's government enforced secrecy and control over its population. The kidnapping of his father sparked a sequence of events that changed Mie Tha Lah's life.
Talking Burma was initiat...
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