5 Books on Amazon from Ethnic Writers
More and more books from Myanmar writers are becoming available on Amazon, Smashwords and Kobo. Heres five from authors from the ethnic communities …
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5 Books on Amazon from Ethnic Writers
Article: On Emerging Ethnic Writers
‘The book is small, about the size of a pocket notepad, mottled brown with a fading horned mountain goat sketched on the front cover. The staples have rusted, staining the inscription on the first page: ‘This Kachin Reader prepared by the Rev. J. F. Ingram for the second standard is approved by the Kachin tex […]
Kayah Short Story Workshop
The penultimate Hidden Words, Hidden Worlds workshop took place in Kayah State at the beginning of June. Once a black zone where foreigners were forbidden to travel beyond the capital, Loikaw, Kayah State is home to three main ethnic groups, the Kayah, Kayan and Kayaw. It is these three groups that the workshop targeted, with […]
Live Storytelling Event
Since then H2 has been on the road, holding week long workshops in Hpa-an Karen State, Mawlamyine Mon State, Myiktyina Kachin state and finally in Lashio, Northern Shan State. 80 local community members have joined the workshops; we have had youth workers, WW2 veterans, University professors, business men, gym instructors, IDP camp members and lots […]
Article On Culture and Literature in Kachin
‘Duwa Howa Zau Gam leans on a walking stick and turns his back to the weak sun. It is still winter in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State in upper Burma. Half a dozen men in heavy coats circle around us, respectfully keeping their distance but close enough to hear his words. As the scion […]
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