International Fort Wayne

The 1988 democracy uprising in Burma swept away its 26-year old military rule in name only since a new military regime the so-called State Law and Order Restoration Council [SLORC] (new Burmese military regime) is still shamelessly clinging to the people‘s power and severely controlling the country. The Burmese military regime is openly challenging the world by refusing to take responsibility for its gross human rights violations as well as by ignoring the results of May 27, election, and they dogmatically declare that they intend to rule Burma in the future. A large number of elected representatives, students, respected monks, and activists remain in prisons. Rapes, killings, and arresting of innocent people as slave labors occur in several villages. Grave human rights violations increase, and thousands of people are fleeing the country to take sanctuary along the Thai-Burma border.

Beginning in 1991, the first "post 88" Burmese began arriving in Fort Wayne, building to 500 by 1995, then perhaps 2000 by 1999. They now number about 6000 and represent many of the ethnic, religious and political origins of their home country and have developed many organizations among themselves. Many moved here from other states to which they were first sent.This is known as secondary immigration.

Supporting Agencies 

 Check out Welcoming Fort Wayne’s resources on the Burmese community:

http://www.welcomingfw.org/

https://docs.google.com/…/1tlMarmxPEIdj0emg-nyGjo6UEmY…/edit.

Catholic Charities of Fort Wayne South Bend

315 East Washington Boulevard
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
(260) 422-5625 or (800) 686-7459 toll-free
(260) 422-5657 fax
General delivery e-mail: ccoffice@ccfwsb.org

Burmese Advocacy Center, 2424 Lake Avenue, Fort Wayne, IN 46805 260-755-2048 or email now closed

The FSSA facility at the Center for Food Stamp, and Medicaid processing HAS MOVED TO 201 E. Rudisill

Friends of Burma, Neil and Diana Sowards

 http://friendsofburma.org/fob/

E-mail: neildianasowards at juno.com

IPFW Forum - Burma

 GROWING UP IN FORT WAYNE WITH TIES TO BURMA(Myanmar)

 Tue., Feb 28, 7:30pm Walb Classic Ballroom, IPFW

 Community advocate Minn Myint Nan Tin, students and community leaders have a conversation about the experiences of youth in our community. More Info: video to come

 https://www.facebook.com/uc2ipfw/?ref=page_internal

Burmese visitors out and about in Fort Wayne, Students visit from Molyemain, Mon State, Burma  News Sentinel

 http://www.news-sentinel.com/news/local/Burmese-visitors-out-and-about-in-Fort-Wayne

Sisters from Across the Sea, MinnTin's story of Sister City work. JournalGazette

http://www.journalgazette.net/opinion/columns/Sisters-from-across-the-seas-17945089

 Burmese By Ear - An Introductory Language Course by John Okell

Department of the Languages and Cultures of South East Asia, University of London

Includes written study guide and 5 chapters of audio classes and glossary, westernized alphabet, reference provided by Tyler Davis, Fort Wayne student and Burmese speaker and singer.

http://www.soas.ac.uk/bbe/

INDIANA DRIVERS MANUAL IN BURMESE(unofficial) request free copy from this website via email, fgilbert21@aol.com

INTERPRETER SERVICES-See Burmese American Society( from Home Page) 

Local cable access station for Burmese Community

Goldenmoon TV: Comcast cable channel 57 and/or Verizon channel 27 on every Saturday between 6:30 to 7:00 P.M.Thiha Kyi,Producer, Goldenmoon TV, (260)602-1876

You can also watch youtube.com/user/goldenmoontv

goldenmoontv at gmail.com

Burmese American Society

founder, Nyan Aung naung102@gmail.com

BURMESE IN FORT WAYNE, Voice of America video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOf_fBqIfNo

Steve Linsenmayer and Kyaw Soe Burma Introduction Site

http://fwnextweb1.fortwayne.com/ns/projects/burma/Flashfiles/burma3.html

Steve Linsenmayer’s Photo Essay on Burma (former News Sentinel Photographer)

http://fwnextweb1.fortwayne.com/ns/projects/burma/Flashfiles/final_printed_book.pdf

KAREN AND MON CELEBRATIONS-Voice of America

http://fwnextweb1.fortwayne.com/ns/projects/burma/Flashfiles/final_printed_book.pdf

KAREN AND MON CELEBRATIONS-Voice of America

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdErhozuz6A

NEWS FROM BURMA AND S.E. ASIA

http://www.mizzima.com/

http://www.irrawaddy.org/

BURMA DIGEST info on Burma

http://burmadigest.info/

Burmese Workers Program N.E. Ind. Central Labor Council

http://www.burmeseworkersprogram.org/2.html

Burmese in America-History/Comunities

http://www.enotes.com/topic/Burmese_American

YEARNING TO BREATH FREE -John Gevers has recorded and produced extraordinary records of the many aspects of the Fort Wayne Burma community in these works. Listed by permission

http://yearningtobreathefree.wordpress.com

Director of IPFW New Immigrant Literacy Program (NILP) receives Masters Degree 

http://new.ipfw.edu/news/detail.html?id=117861

NILP- Director, Kyaw T. Soe. Email:  soek@ipfw.edu

Education Programs for Burma Community