Nowhere to be home: narratives from survivors of Burma's military regime PDF
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N O W H E R E T O B E H O M E NaRRaTivEs FROM s URvivORs OF BURMa’s MiLiTa RY REGiME COMPiLED aND EDiTED BY MaGGiE LEMERE aND ZOë WEsT FOREWORD BY MaRY ROBiNsON NOWHERE TO BE HOME We dedicate this collection to our mothers, Sue and Lisa, and their mothers, Betty and Evelyn. N OW H ER E T O B E H O M E NARRATIVES FROM SURVIVORS OF BURMA’S MILITARY REGIME edited by MAGGIE LEMERE AND ZOË WEST with a foreword by MARY ROBINSON Associate editor K’PRU TAW Assistant editors EMILY HONG, DEBBIE LANDIS, THELMA YOUNG, CINDY CHOUNG Additional assistance SOE LIN AUNG, SAI ZOM HSENG, KIRK ACEVEDO, SALAI CUNG CUNG, AUNG AUNG OO, TOBEY WARD, WILLIAM LLOYD GEORGE Research editor Assistant research editor MICHAEL HAACK ARIANNA KANDELL VOICE OF WITNESS VOICE OF WITNESS VOICE OF WITNESS BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOICE OF WITNESS BOARD OF ADVISORS VOICE OF WITNESS McSWEENEY’S BOOKS SAN FRANCISCO For more information about McSweeney’s, see mcsweeneys.net For more information about Voice of Witness, see voiceofwitness.org Copyright © 2011 McSweeney’s and Voice of Witness Front cover photo by Annie Tritt Back cover photo by Christian Holst/Getty Images All rights reserved, including right of reproduction in whole or part in any form. McSweeney’s and colophon are registered trademarks of McSweeney’s Publishing. ISBN (E-book): 978-1-940450-97-1 ISBN (Paperback): 978-1-936365-02-9 VOICE OF WITNESS The books in the Voice of Witness series seek to illuminate human rights crises by humanizing the victims. Using oral history as a foundation, the series explores social justice issues through the stories of the men and women who experience them. These books are designed for readers of all levels—from high school and college students to policymakers—interested in a reality-based understanding of ongoing injustices in the United States and around the world. Visit voiceofwitness.org for more information. VOICE OF WITNESS BOARD OF DIRECTORS DAVE EGGERS LOLA VOLLEN JILL STAUFFER Author; Co-founder of Visiting Scholar, Institute for Assistant Professor of Philosophy; 826 National, the Valentino International Studies, UC Director of Peace, Justice, and Achak Deng Foundation, Berkeley; Executive Director, Human Rights Concentration, and the Zeitoun Foundation Life After Exoneration Program Haverford College VOICE OF WITNESS BOARD OF ADVISORS ROGER COHN MARTHA MINOW ORVILLE SCHELL Former Editor-in-Chief, Dean, Harvard Law School Arthur Ross Director, Mother Jones Asia Society SAMANTHA POWER MARK DANNER Professor, Kennedy School WILLIAM T. VOLLMANN Author, Professor, UC Berkeley of Government, Author Graduate School of Journalism Harvard University founding advisor HARRY KREISLER JOHN PRENDERGAST Executive Director, Institute of Co-Chair, ENOUGH Project STUDS TERKEL International Studies, UC Berkeley Author, oral historian INTERPRETERS: Mohammed Hannan, Ashin Sopaka, Naw San, Than Soe Hlaing, Po Po, Win Win, Ko Phyo, Min Ye Tun. TRANSCRIBERS: Krisandra Adams, Tominda Adkins, Heather Apodaca, Natasha Brinsden, Nick Chambers, Amita Chollate, Elizabeth Clark, Adam Cook, Nick de Boer, Hanna Edber, Brett Ferrara, Cindy Garza, Elizabeth Goode, Jay Gre- wal, Jennifer Hoguet, Teresa Iacobelli, Elizabeth Jewett, Henry Jones, David Lafon, Jennifer Lee, Kristen Mirenda, Meghan Moran, Moses Namkung, Annie Nguyen, Lindsey Pinkham, Nadia Prupis, Blair Rainsford, Sara Riegler, Brian Rutledge, Jacqui Shine, Meera Sinha, Joanna Steinhardt, Jamie Stevenson, Katie Sticca, Scott Underwood, Jon Vandenberg, Meredith Watkins, Kika Westhof. RESEARCH: Michael Sudmeier, Annie Hewitt, Alissa Valles, S.P. Sullivan, Brandon Henander, LL.M, Nichole Faina, James Meisenheimer. PROOFREADERS: Ben Shattuck, Mike Valente, Valerie Woolard, Anna Noyes, Rebecca Powers, Mackenzie Beer. COPY EDITOR: Oriana Leckert. VOICE OF WITNESS SERIES EDITORS: Dave Eggers & Lola Vollen. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: mimi lok. DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE: Juliana Sloane. EDUCATION PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Cliff Mayotte CONTENTS FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 SECTION 1: Thailand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 KYAW ZWAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 BYIN PU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 NGE NGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 MA SU MON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 KNOO KNOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 SAW MOE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 KHINE SU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 NAW MOE WAI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 SECTION 2: Malaysia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 AYE MAUNG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 KHINE KYAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 PA TLUANG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 KO MG MG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 TAN HTAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 SECTION 3: Bangladesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 FATIMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 HLA MIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 U KHAMA INDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 SECTION 4: Burma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 AUNTIE HLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 KHIN LWE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 YUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 PHILIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 SECTION 5: USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 LAW EH SOE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 U AGGA NYA NA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415 EPILOGUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 APPENDICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
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