Burma/Myanmar, Veterans/Military

Moe Tin Soe looks to Army for family, career, citizenship

No Comments 09 July 2010

Moe Tin Soe, center, a Burmese college student who is joining the US Army this summer to become a mechanic, with Sergeant Brandon Kennedy, a left, Roseville area Recruiting NCO and Staff Sergeant Joseph Haedtke, the Future Soldier Squad Leader who works with recruits to prepare them for life in the Army. (AAP staff photo by Tom LaVenture)

By TOM LAVENTURE

AAP staff writer

ST. PAUL (June 9, 2010) – Joining the military is not an easy decision, and for a refugee/immigrant, there are other issues to contend with for themselves and their families. Moe Tin Soe, 34, has lived in the United States for just two years. He began learning English in the Thailand refugee camps, and continues to improve as a student at Hennepin Technical College where he plans to finish studies in Industrial Building Engineering and Maintenance this summer.

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Burma/Myanmar: What Everyone Needs to Know

Books, Burma/Myanmar

Burma/Myanmar: What Everyone Needs to Know

No Comments 08 April 2010

Burma/Myanmar: What Everyone Needs to Know

Author David I. Steinberg

Oxford University Press,

October 2009

$16.95

www.oup.com

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Store sign barring Burmese from store blamed on employees

Burma/Myanmar, National, Racism-Hate

Store sign barring Burmese from store blamed on employees

No Comments 18 March 2010

The Ricker Laundromat and grocery store in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where management was quick to take down a sign put up by employees ordering Burmese community not to enter the store.  (AAP Photo courtesy of Annette T. Meadows)

By TOM LAVENTURE

AAP staff writer

Fort Wayne, IN (March 14, 2010) – The Burmese Advocacy Center of Fort Wayne, Indiana has responded to an incident that reportedly occurred at an Anderson, Indiana grocery store – Ricker Oil last week.

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Burma/Myanmar, Government, International

Myanmar releases opposition leader

No Comments 19 February 2010

NEW YORK (Feb. 13, 2010) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the release on Saturday of a prominent opposition politician in Myanmar after six years of house arrest, saying he hopes the move will lead to a more credible and inclusive political process.

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