Karenni New Year 2010 KAYAH youth dance

The Karenni youth in Tukwila (Seattle) Washington, dance the KAYAH dance at the first Karenni New Year celebration April 10, 2010. 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. It is very important to keep the cultures of our refugees alive as they become contributing members of our (U.S.A.) society. New waves of Burmese refugees have been coming to the US since the Saffron Revolution in Burma in 2007. Most refugees come here suffering from trauma, yet from our current US procedures, it is thought that they will be assimilated and self sufficient members of society in eight months (if they are over 18 years of age and/or do not have children). This must change.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• cultural dance
• Karenni
• Burmese refugees
• Karenni New Year
• Kayah
• US refugee

[kawkyee]

Cool almost like our karen people..

[Karennioo]

cool yo!! i want to be part of that too..:)