The following conversation is part of an ongoing series called Memories in Exile, in which we interview current and former resident writers who have come to Pittsburgh and lived in exile on Sampsonia Way. The series […]
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Khet Mar profiles Burmese poet Ko Lay whose work was banned for over a decade because of his involvement with the National League for Democracy Party.
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Burmese actor Kyaw Thu became a social activist, founding two non-profits, at a hefty price—his work in the film industry was banned for five years.
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Poet Maung Swan Yi has been living in exile for over a decade due to his work with political organizations in Burma, but he finally has hope of returning home.
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Khet Mar profiles Burmese writer Nu Nu Yi who faced heavy censorship of her work. Despite Burma ending pre-censorship, Nu Nu still struggles with its effects.
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Blogger Nay Phone Latt provided vital information to the outside world during Burma’s Saffron Revolution. This earned him a twenty-year jail sentence and a charge of “creating public alarm.”
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Writer, photographer, and artist Nyi Pu Lay reminds us of the many wounds Burma has suffered and the long road to her full recovery.
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