Mission: Burma. Kevin Clarke.
by Clarke, Kevin; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 68Global Issues. Publisher: U.S. Catholic, 2005ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Asylum | Burma -- Ethnic relations | Burma -- Politics and government | Exiles | Human rights -- Burma | Internally displaced persons | Refugee camps -- Thailand | Refugees -- Burmese | United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "After decades of ethnic and political conflict, there are now between 600,000 and 1 million internally displaced persons inside Burma. More than 145,000 people have found what is looking more like a permanent shelter from Burma's storms, warehoused in nine refugee camps tracing the Thai-Burma border....Whether Burman student rebels, wounded Karen National Union (KNU) resistance fighters, Muslim and Christian community leaders in exile, or just Karen, Shan, or other tribal people fleeing liquidation, exploitation, or poverty, what Mae Sot's Burmese have in common is a desperation to escape one of the planet's most repressive regimes, Burma's SPDC, the 'State Peace and Development Council.'" (U.S. CATHOLIC) The author opens the eyes of everyone as he relates his observations and experiences during his journey with special attention to the Burmese refugees. Accounts detailing the sufferings and struggles of the Burmese are discussed.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Mission: Burma, March 2005; pp. 38+.
"After decades of ethnic and political conflict, there are now between 600,000 and 1 million internally displaced persons inside Burma. More than 145,000 people have found what is looking more like a permanent shelter from Burma's storms, warehoused in nine refugee camps tracing the Thai-Burma border....Whether Burman student rebels, wounded Karen National Union (KNU) resistance fighters, Muslim and Christian community leaders in exile, or just Karen, Shan, or other tribal people fleeing liquidation, exploitation, or poverty, what Mae Sot's Burmese have in common is a desperation to escape one of the planet's most repressive regimes, Burma's SPDC, the 'State Peace and Development Council.'" (U.S. CATHOLIC) The author opens the eyes of everyone as he relates his observations and experiences during his journey with special attention to the Burmese refugees. Accounts detailing the sufferings and struggles of the Burmese are discussed.
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