Thursday, April 3, 2008

HSER NAY MOO'S FAMILY CAME TO AMERICA FOR A BETTER LIFE


From Myanmar to U.S., trials follow girl's family
By Julia Lyon The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 04/02/2008 01:27:29 AM MDT

The family of slain 7-year-old Hser Nay Moo fled an authoritarian regime in Burma and spent 20 years as refugees in a camp in Thailand before arriving in Utah last summer.

More than 2 million Burmese, primarily ethnic minorities, have left since military leaders seized the impoverished country, now called Myanmar, in the 1980s, according to Human Rights Watch.

The Wah family are members of the Karen minority ethnic group. Karen villages were destroyed as part of the State Peace and Development Council's plan of "forcibly relocating" minorities, especially in areas with active insurgents or targeted for development, the international rights organization charges.

Utah has welcomed about 400 Burmese refugees, which include members of the Karen and Chin ethnic groups, since last year. Most have been in camps more than 10 years, according to Aden Batar with Catholic Community Services, one of Utah's resettlement agencies.

Camp conditions typically include limited schooling for children, no running water and primitive living conditions.

READ ABOUT THE LIVING CONDITIONS IN MYANMAR (BURMA)...
COULD YOU SURVIVE IN THESE PRIMITIVE CONDITIONS?
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_8779273

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