“MEANT TO PROTECT"
Peace would be a precious gift for those fighting since 1948. Yet, that is but a dream when racial and religious tensions run deep. For years, the Burmese have dreamt of an ethnically unified nation. This dream has incited them to genocide against minorities, like the Rohingya on the western border, and the Karen on the eastern. The Karen people have fled attacks, running from one village to another, searching for peace. When homes are attacked, those remaining are murdered by the military. If those who survive dare return to bury their dead, they will die too. Hundreds of thousands have fled to Thailand, just over the river from home. There though, as refugees, the Karen are unable to find work. Their rights are limited. They are often exploited by the protecting forces of the Thai military. The stories the Karen tell are wrenching. They are courageous to live, despite watching their family diminish and their homes burn t...
