Fighting has caused the spread of illnesses like malaria and cholera. In a worst-case scenario, the situation could threaten ...

China’s looming shadow over Burma’s shoulder is a concern for both Southeast Asia and here at home. At the doorstep of the Indo-Pacific, Burma’s war against its own people signals the expansion of ...

Around the world, conflicts, repression, and persecution continue to cause human suffering on a tragic scale. In the headlines are the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. But there is one crisis ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burma (Myanmar), Ethiopia, Haiti, and South Sudan will end in early 2026.

The Trump administration will strip deportation protections of migrants from Burma starting in January, citing “notable progress” made in the war-torn Southeast Asian nation. The move, announced ...

The story my Burmese family told itself went like this: We’d fled the only home we’d known to escape oppression and danger, only to find ourselves in America, strangers in a strange land. But we did ...

Modern Burmese history was built on teak, which is to say it was built on the backs of elephants. The British quickly saw teak’s potential after colonizing Burma in 1824, and realized that hitching an ...

Burma is named after the Burmans ― the majority ethnicity in their nation. However, there are 146 other ethnicities with whom they live. The Burmese overthrew their socialist dictatorship 10 years ago ...

This week, the military upended years of quasi-democratic rule in Myanmar, with soldiers taking control of the country in a carefully orchestrated coup. The military said the seizure of power was ...

Nina is part of a lawsuit against the Trump administration, asking for TPS to be extended beyond the current January 26, 2026, deadline. The plaintiffs insist the reasons for ending the protections— ...