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Richard Humpheries (Black and White) Jason Miller Shwe Koako, Karen State Sylvia Murcfeld Photographs Jean de La Tour Richard Humphries _______________ Version Date June 2004 12/01/2005 Website: Designed, Built and written by Paul Keenan |
Karen History and Culture Preservation Society Research, Preserve, Promote The Karen History and Culture Preservation Society, a non-profit, non-political organisation, was formed in 2001 to research, preserve, and promote the history and culture of the ethnic Karens of Burma. The society is currently responsible for publishing a quarterly journal, ‘Karen Heritage’, maintaining this multi-media museum, implementing an oral history and tradition project, ‘Karen Voices’, which has been documenting the oral testimony and legends of Karen people throughout the border areas and in refugee camps in Thailand and also maintaining and translating resources, producing publications and video material. The Society is actively involved in the Karen community working closely with both the Karens in exile in Thailand, those currently residing in resistance controlled areas, and those under current Karen controlled areas under the Burmese military government. The society is involved in providing training workshops in the fields of Oral testimony collection and preservation and also in general computer skills and multi-media. In addition, the Society also maintains a resource centre which currently holds over 150 books and magazines relating to the Karens and Burma in general. Materials are available in Sgaw Karen, Pwo Karen, Burmese and English. The centre also has its own media section which is responsible for video documentation and production and also provides training and advice to the local community. All contributions and feedback to both the website and the journal would be gratefully received please fell free to contact us. Organisation Director Saw Htoo Htoo Lay Program Coordinator Saw Pa Thoo Plei Kho History and Culture Advisor Saw Hsay Ploh Po Administrator Nann Mu Chaung Khu Researchers Nann Hta Hta Nann Moo Moo
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