Another Sort of Celebration, Part 1: World Refugee Day
Thang’s Dilemana: a Karenni refugee in Thailand tells his story. Q: Why do we leave home? Because office cubicles cause claustrophobia; because life is too short to stand still; because […]
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Speaking Karenni
Burma is a Jackson Pollack painting of peoples and languages. The country has over 135 distinct and recognized ethnic groups, divided into eight over-arching “ethnic states”. These states have made […]
Culture Lesson: The Karenni Soup Bowl
Most meals taken in a Karenni-Burmese household center around the soup bowl. Usually a boiling broth with an assortment of vegetables – including the stem, leaf and vine – this […]
Ask Before You Eat
…because “jungle beast” doesn’t always mean wild pig. Since starting my volunteer placement with Karenni-Burmese, I’ve eaten off the typical radar. First, everything comes with rice. Three meals a day, […]
