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CPRI 01: Spaces of Exception

CPRI 01: Spaces of Exception

Shifting Strategies of the Kokang Chinese along the Myanmar/China Border Myint Myint Kyu’s study explores the…

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UMD 7 : Gambling as Development

UMD 7 : Gambling as Development

A Case Study of Myanmar’s Kokang Self-administered Zone This study examines the casino industry that has…

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UMD 12 : Festivals and Events as a Manifestation of Community Cohesion

UMD 12 : Festivals and Events as a Manifestation of Community Cohesion

Buddhist and Hindus Residents in an Impoverished Urban Neighborhood This paper describes cultural and religious festivals…

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UMD 5 : Changes and Challenges

UMD 5 : Changes and Challenges

The Khami Chin People of Southern Chin State and their Adaptive Livelihood Strategies In this fifth…

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UMD 6 : The Role of Ethnic Media in the “New Myanmar”

UMD 6 : The Role of Ethnic Media in the “New Myanmar”

Soe Lynn Htwe shows in this volume how ethnic media outlets in Myanmar are facing a…

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UMD 1 : Factors Influencing the Uses and Effects of Small Loans

UMD 1 : Factors Influencing the Uses and Effects of Small Loans

The Case of Lamzaang, a Rural Village in Northern Chin State In this first volume of…

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UMD 2 : A Threatened Identity

UMD 2 : A Threatened Identity

Social Structure and Traditional Leadership in Cho Chin Society before Christianity Salai Myochit—himself an ethnic Chin—conducted…

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Mon-Khmer: Peoples of the Mekong Region

Mon-Khmer: Peoples of the Mekong Region

Mon-Khmer Peoples are found in all six Mekong countries: Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.…

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