By Sherri Coner As hundreds of smiling Chin refugees recently celebrated the 75th annual Chin National Day at Chin Evangelical Church Life Center in Indianapolis, Senator Todd Young smiled at the crowd. “I am continuously […]
On the two-year anniversary of the military coup in Burma, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, reaffirmed his commitment to condemning the coup and to standing with the […]
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, also known as Burma, lies more than 8,100 miles from Indianapolis. Surrounded by India, Bangladesh, China, Thailand and Laos, it is the northernmost country in what is considered […]
By Todd Travis Calling the Southside home The Southside of Indianapolis has become home for many of the Chin people who have come to the United States seeking refuge from persecution they face in their […]
The Burmese American Community Institute (BACI) and the National University of the Union of Myanmar (NUUM)-Global Campus, in partnership with co-hosts and partners, recently launched the Spring Flowers International Conference on Myanmar which took place […]
By Nicole Davis Chin National Day is a way to honor the Chin culture, literature, customs and history. This year, there is an even greater calling for increased nationalism, unity and democracy for the country […]
By Natalie Hoefer Archdiocese of Indianapolis On Feb. 1, Myanmar refugee and Indianapolis resident Paul Hnin scrolled through news articles online when a headline seized him with shock and fear: the Myanmar military had overthrown the […]
By the staff of Franklin Central Junior High School Franklin Central Junior High is celebrating a personal achievement of current seventh-grader Jessica Langpar. Jessica, who was born in Mandalay, Myanmar, recently published a book of […]
By Nancy Price In the past 20 years, 70,000 refugees from the Chin state of Mynmar (Burma) have flocked to the United States to escape religious persecution and forced labor. Around 20,000 of those immigrants […]