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Burmese Immigrants in Indiana, 2001-2002

Interviewee
Anonymous August 1, 2002 

Call Number
02-009

Physical Description

19 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 85 minutes; index

Interviewer
Wooley, Deanna

Access Status

Restricted (tapes closed)

Scope and Content Note

The interviewee discusses childhood and family life in Burma. The interviewee discusses involvement in the 1988 political uprising, including background on Burmese government and military intelligence, the student organizations and New Mon State Party. The interviewee shares experiences of arrest and detention while trying to get asylum as a political refugee before getting approval to come to the United States. The interviewee talks about life in America, relationships with family still in Burma, and goals for the future.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • All Burma Federations Student Union
    • All Burma Student Democratic Front
    • BBC
    • Burmese Broadcasting Service
    • Catholic Charities
    • Immigration Detention Center
    • Ivy Tech
    • National League for Democracy
    • New Mon State Party
    • Nishikawa Standard Company
    • Occupation Names
    • monk
    • Personal Names
    • Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
    • Phone Maw
    • Place Names
    • Moulmein, Burma
    • Rangoon, Burma
    • Sang Khla Buri
    • Three Pagoda Pass
    • Subjects
    • 1988 Burmese student uprising
    • ESL
    • political asylum