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Tag Archives: burma
Lecture on Burmese Women
Dr. Tharaphi Than, Asst. Professor of Foreign Languages & Literatures at Northern Illinois University and author of the book Women in Modern Burma, will talk about “Burmese women: Forgotten people in the making of Burma’s history” on Thurs., Mar. 5, … Continue reading
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Tagged books, burma, lectures, Southeast Asia, women
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Burmese Days
The spring 2008 cyclone that ripped through the Irawaddy Delta region, once again brought the Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar to the forefront of world news for the worst of reasons. As if the country’s political and economic woes were not enough, Mother … Continue reading
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Tagged burma, dictators, dictatorship, emma larkin, george orwell, myanmar, totalitarianism
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