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Piece Description
In the Karen language, Kawthoolei is the name of a mythical homeland in eastern Burma(Myanmar). The Karen people have been struggling for control of this land for nearly 60 years. This conflict between the Burmese military regime and the Karen National Union is now considered the world's longest running civil war. There are numerous reports of ethnic cleansing, and hundreds of thousands of Burmese and ethnic refugees have flooded western Thailand, yet this conflict is often overlooked by the western media. Produced along the Thai-Burma border in the refugee camps, medical clinics, and rebel military bases, "Kawthoolei" attempts to demystify the complicated history of Burma's ethnic groups, while focusing on Karen women activists working for non-violent solutions. This documentary features interviews with Nobel nominees Zipporah Sein and Dr. Cynthia Maung, as well as several other women activists, observers, humanitarian workers, and refugees.
Additional Files
- women in Thai refugee camp (crw8238cs1a.jpg)
- kawthoolei transcript (kawthooleiscript.doc)
- women watching soldiers (p1010478.jpg)




