Highlighted Resources - Refugees from Burma

  1. A Shady Tree: Hope for Vulnerable Refugees in Malaysia and Thailand. Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), United States Conference of Catholic Bishops/Migration and Refugee Services (USCCB/MRS) 20 page s . 2005. English . http://www.brycs.org/documents/upload/AShadyTree.pdf

    Between February 9 and 20, 2005, a delegation from Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) and Migration and Refugee Services of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (MRS/USCCB) visited Malaysia and Thailand. The trip aimed to look at the situation of the refugees in each country, most of whom are Burmese, with a particular focus on the unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) among them.

  2. Assessing the Mental Health of Karen and Bhutanese Refugee Families in the Child Welfare System. Shannon, Patricia , Wieling, Elizabeth , Ogasawara, Tomoko 1 page . 2010. English . http://www.cehd.umn.edu/ssw/research/posterpdfs/Shannon-Wieling-MH-Poster.pdf

    This research summary includes background information, methods used, trauma and symptoms, family responses, and reccomendations.

  3. Burmese Language Resources. University of London, School of Oriental and African Affairs . English . http://www.soas.ac.uk/sea/burmese/

    This Web site offers a variety of multilingual resources on Burma including country and cultural profiles, phrase books, dictionaries, and additional study aids and links to more Web sites to help with learning Burmese.

  4. Cetana's Publications Project. Cetana Educational Foundation Dictionary page s . n.d.. English Karen Burmese Chin Shan Kachin . http://www.cetana.org/Cetna_Educational_Foundation/Dictionary.html

    Cetana's Publications Project was created to produce multilingual dictionaries and books. In addition to the dominant Myarmar language, the country's approximately 135 ethnic groups speak many other languages. Many have since been printed and circulated to the refugee camps on the Thailand border and to refugee settled in the United States. Trilingual dictionaries are available in the following languages: Karen (2005), Kachin (2006), Shan and Chin (2008) .

  5. Child Report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child. State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) 47 page s . 1995. English . http://www.burmalibrary.org/reg.burma/archives/199701/msg00201.html

    This resource is Burma's State Law and Restoration Council's (SLORC) initial report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child. This report includes sections on Myanmar's child rearing practices, parental responsibilities, and more.

  6. Children's Opportunity to Learn in the Ethnic Nationality Areas in Burma. Lwin, Thein . April 2001. English . http://www.internal-displacement.org/8025708F004CE90B/(httpDocuments)/52F15F30ADE292B6802570B70059997A/$file/Children's+Opportunity+to+Learn+_Eng_.pdf

    This paper is based on the findings of the local education workshops on the topics of a child's opportunity to learn, curriculum, the teaching of mother tongue at school,  teaching methodology and teacher education.

  7. Community Profiles. Commonwealth of Australia 28 page s . August 2006. English . http://www.immi.gov.au/living-in-australia/delivering-assistance/government-programs/settlement-planning/_pdf/community-profile-burma.pdf

    Community Profiles were developed to assist service providers to better understand the backgrounds and needs of immgrant and refugee arrivals. The Profiles contain information on settlement locations, demographic characteristics, settlement needs and cultural and country backgrounds including pre-arrival experiences and camp conditions.

    Refugee and Immigrant Populations include: Bhutanese, Burmese, Congolese, Eritrean, Ethiopian, Liberian, Sierra Leonean, Sudanese, Togolese, and Uzbek.

  8. Considerations for Individuals and Agencies Working with the Karen People of Burma in the United States. Karen American Communities Foundation 4 page s . December 2009. English . http://www.karensusa.org/documents/Resources_for_Working_with_Karen_final_Nov._09.pdf

    This article discusses the importance of appropriate translators, the difference between Karen and Burmese people, and tips on how to work effectively with these newcomers.

  9. Despite Promises: Child Soldiers in Burma's SPDC Armed Forces. Human Rights Education Institute of Burma (HREIB) 44 page s . September 2008. English . http://www.hreib.com/images/pb/csreport.pdf

    A Research Study Reviewing Current Trends and Developments Regarding the Use and Recruitment of Child Soldiers in Burma.