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Websites for the Study of Modern Burma
Amnesty
International http://www.amnesty.org
Aung
San Suu Kyi website: http://www.dassk.
com
Current political news of Burma and the life history of Aung
San Suu Kyi. Maintained by Burmese political exiles.
Burma
Debate Magazine: http://www.soros.org/burma.html
A quarterly magazine of current topics on Burma funded by
the Open Society InstituteÍs Burma Project.
BurmaNet News Website: http://www.burma.net
Provides a summary of daily news on Burma from international
news sources
Ellen
Bruno Films: http://www.brunofilms.com
Award-winning films on child prostitution in Burma, Tibetan
Buddhist nuns, and war-torn Cambodia. Age appropriate for
9-12.
Free
Burma Coalition: http://www.freeburma.org
Information about the worldwide movement for democracy led
by Burma activists in exile around the globe.
Human
Rights Watch: http://www.humanrightswatch.org
Images
Asia: http://www.imagesasia.org
Multi-media resources on Burma and an online catalog
International
Labor Organization (for kids!): http://www.ilo.org/ilokids
Site designed for children; explains the mission and activities
of the International Labor Organization, as well as its actions
against Burma after proving allegations of forced labor.
Official
Myanmar Government site: http://www.myanmar.com
Mainly geared to tourists, though it provides the point of
view of the junta on such issues as democracy and narcotics.
One
World: http://www.oneworld.org
Information about democracy movements and human rights issues
worldwide; excellent country-by-country breakdown.
Seattle
Times Article by Paula Bock A Land of War, a Journey of
the Heart: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/burma/
Award-winning article by a Seattle-based writer about her
personal experience working with Karen refugees along the
Thai/Burma border. A teachers guide for this story on Burma
and others by this author, can be found at:
http://faculty.washington.edu/kwangett/burma/teachersguide_intro.html
Compiled
by Global Source Education, 2001
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