Karenni National Anthem New Years celebration April 2010 Seattle, Washington

First Karenni New Year celebration in the USA April 10, 2010 Seattle Washington. This is the Karenni National Anthem sung by the Karenni youth in Tukwila (Seattle) Washington. Karenni refugees, escaping constant threat from the Burmese army fighting its own citizens, have been coming to the US for about a year now, and many Karenni refugees are at risk of homelessness due to the lack of services they can access: owing to their lack of English and/or not enough time to become assimilated within the eight months they are given social support by the US and State governments.

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• Karenni
• Burmese Refugees
• Karenni New Year

[alixforburma]

There are about 100 Karenni refugees in the Seattle area of Washington State. Most come from the Ban Mai Nai Soi camp. (In 2009 the first Karenni family from Burma arrived in Washington State.)

[floweringmountain]

I miss my national song and my people.

[soesoereh]

i like songs



[shayreh306763]

oh.... Washington that cool

[shayreh306763]

Wow... many karenni people.  what State we are live?

[basayloo2008]

Do we have to sing Anthem during New Year??