Finding Burmese food in America

Burmese food is the best. I may not know how to make any of the dishes (except for the exceptionally easiest dish to make, pickled tea leaves or la phet), but I sure know how to enjoy it. Unfortunately, my mother isn’t the most excellent cook, unlike my grandmother, who passed away.
Luckily the Burmese community [...]

Colonial-era Burma

I’ve wanted to write an entry for a while, especially on the recent re-establishment of diplomatic ties between North Korea and Burma, but I’ve felt too self-conscious to do so.
But, today, I stumbled across a website “Southeast Asian Visions”, part of Cornell University Library’s Asian collection. While browsing its vast contents, I discovered a [...]

The American tragedy

I feel like I need to express what I feel about what The Economist has dubbed “America’s tragedy”. For those who do not know, 4 days ago on April 16, an American college student went on a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), killing 33 people including himself in what [...]

College, here I come

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I have made my decision, after deliberating with family, friends, and myself.

Burmese potential in wine

One would typically not see Burma, sticky, tropical and hot, as an ideal and suitable country for growing wine grapes. But, there are many such locations, particularly in northern and central Burma at high altitudes, where the climate and soil are suitable for growing grapes for quality wine. North Carolina’s The News & Observer, [...]