Pascal Khoo Thwe
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Kayan (Burma)
The Kayan are a subgroup of the Red Karen people, a Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority of Burma . The Kayan consists of the following groups: Kayan Lahwi , Kayan Ka Khaung , Kayan Lahta, Kayan Ka Ngan...
people, known for his autobiographic writings about growing up in Burma under military rule. His book, From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey, was awarded the Kiriyama Prize
Kiriyama Prize
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Life
Thwe was born in PekonPekon Township
Pekon Township is a township of Taunggyi District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The principal town is Pekon....
(Phekhon, Pekong, Pecong, Pékon), Shan State
Shan State
Shan State is a state of Burma . Shan State borders China to the north, Laos to the east, and Thailand to the south, and five administrative divisions of Burma in the west. Largest of the 14 administrative divisions by land area, Shan State covers 155,800 km², almost a quarter of the total...
, Burma (Myanmar). He is the eldest of six sons and five daughters. His father died in 1996 in Thailand.
By a chance encounter with Dr. John Casey
John Casey (academic)
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, a Cambridge
Cambridge
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don, Khoo Thwe was rescued from the jungles of Burma where he and other student refugees were fighting Burmese soldiers for independence. In 1991 Khoo Thwe enrolled in Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
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where he received his BA in English literature
English literature
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in 1995. Khoo Thwe's autobiographical book "From the Land of Green Ghosts" was published by Harper-Collins in 2002. He currently resides in London
London
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External links
- Pascal Khoo Thwe, From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey (2002), ISBN 0007116829 http://books.google.com/books?id=L4sXAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Pascal+Khoo+Thwe&dq=%22Pascal+Khoo+Thwe&lr=&cd=1
- BBC Radio 4: Taking a Stand - BBC journalist Fergal Keane interviews Pascal Khoo Thwe about his life for a radio programme first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on December 18, 2007.