Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Saffron Revolution: Memories of a Burmese monk

While the purpose of the census is to gauge the size of populations such as the Burmese-American community through a number, even more can be learned in the stories of those people behind the statistics.
One of those refugees from Burma is Ashin Kovida. Here, he is just a young man with a warm smile and a heavy accent, but in Burma, he is a symbol of survival and freedom.
Reporter Laura Klivans spoke with Ashin.

Read more at KALW News

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