OCTOBER 15, 2010 8:44AM

SULU DC poetry reading - the Dome, Artisphere, Rosslyn, VA

SULU DC reading by Asian American poets, including Jen Kwok, Cynthia Lin, Kyi May Kaung

at the Dome, Artisphere  (former Newseum building) Rosslyn, VA.

 7-10 PM  Oct 16th, Saturday.

 Walking distance from Rosslyn Metro station, Orange or Blue Line, greater DC area. Read full post »

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2010 3:46PM

Book review of William Dalrymple's The Last Moghul --

Book review:

 

William Dalrymple, The Last Mughal – The Fall of a Dynasty:  Delhi, 1857. 

Alfred K. Knopf, New York, 2007.

ISBN 978-1-4000-4310-1

Book review by Kyi May Kaung (Ph.D.)

 

When the British annexed India in 1857  and Burma in 1886,… Read full post »

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2010 3:32PM

Book review of JoAnne Growney's Red Has No Reason -- poetry

Kyi May Kaung – Review of JoAnne Growney’s poetry chapbook, Red Has No Reason:

·  Paperback: 82 pages

·  Publisher: Plain View Press (May 15, 2010)

·  Language: English

·  ISBN-10: 1935514520

·  ISBN-13: 978-1935514527… Read full post »

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2010 3:21PM

Book review of Mischa Berlinski's Fieldwork

 

Mischa Berlinski, Fieldwork.

·  336 pages

·  Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (February 6, 2007)

·  Language: English

·  ISBN-10: 0374299161

·  ISBN-13: 978-0374299163

http://www.amazon.com/Fieldwork-Novel-Mischa-Berlin… Read full post »

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JUNE 20, 2010 10:27AM

Father's Day

I was very impressed by one of your Father's day posts, about the "Turkish father."

I intend to post more here.

Kyi May Kaung

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AUGUST 19, 2009 7:48PM

Burma -- Aung San Suu Kyi and "The Intruder."

 

Washington DC, Aug 19, 2009

 

 

The August 11th verdict in Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's mock trial was predictable, delivered with what can only begrudgingly be called flair by the minions of Senior General Than Shwe.

 

Everyone, including probably… Read full post »

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