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Media Release From Simon and Schuster ‘My father marked the day of my birth with a traditional animist ceremony … He buried my umbilical cord under an ancient giant of a tree, and then he prayed for his Little Daughter. He prayed to the tree spirit on the mountaintop, because … [Read more...] about Little Daughter – A memoir of survival in Burma and the west – The Autobiography of Zoya Phan

A year ago today our father was killed by agents of the military regime in Burma. He was killed because of his belief in freedom and democracy for our people. He dreamed of a land of peace, without poverty, where people of different cultures were accepted as different, but … [Read more...] about Tribute to Padoh Mahn Sha Lah Phan on the First Anniversary of his Assassination

The first Padoh Mahn Sha Young Leader award has been given to Naw Paw K’Bla Htoo, a community worker in Kler Lwee Htu District, Karen State. A $2,000 dollar grant is given towards the work of the winner. She was chosen for the award because of her strong and longstanding … [Read more...] about Padoh Mahn Sha Young Leader Award goes to Naw Paw K’Bla Htoo

The Burmese military regime has been broadcasting attacks on the Phan Foundation and one of its founders, Zoya Phan, on state owned radio stations. The Phan Foundation was set up in February 2008 after agents of the military regime assassinated Padoh Mahn Sha Lah … [Read more...] about Burma Regime Attacks Phan Foundation