Comments on: Big Brother in Burma http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/10/02/big-brother-in-burma/ Blogging Asian Art and Culture Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:25:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TW http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/10/02/big-brother-in-burma/comment-page-1/#comment-5774 TW Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:32:14 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=1646#comment-5774 Good to know Larkin's book is available at the bookstore. I was traveling in Burma just a little over a year ago. It was interesting to see so many copies of Orwell's Burma Days being sold everywhere. If only they had his other work. I much enjoyed The Glass Palace as well. I plan to see the exhibit this weekend before it closes! Good to know Larkin’s book is available at the bookstore. I was traveling in Burma just a little over a year ago. It was interesting to see so many copies of Orwell’s Burma Days being sold everywhere. If only they had his other work.

I much enjoyed The Glass Palace as well.

I plan to see the exhibit this weekend before it closes!

]]> By: nico http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/10/02/big-brother-in-burma/comment-page-1/#comment-3999 nico Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:18:44 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=1646#comment-3999 Completely agree: I think Emma Larkin's Searching for Geo. Orwell in Burma is essential reading. In the Museum Store, we routinely sell out of Orwell's novel, Emma Larkin's book, and The Glass Palace. I was just going to give you my review of the last one, but I may as well just link to this: http://www.asianart.org/emeraldcities/books.htm Completely agree: I think Emma Larkin’s Searching for Geo. Orwell in Burma is essential reading.
In the Museum Store, we routinely sell out of Orwell’s novel, Emma Larkin’s book, and The Glass Palace.

I was just going to give you my review of the last one, but I may as well just link to this:
http://www.asianart.org/emeraldcities/books.htm

]]> By: TW http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/10/02/big-brother-in-burma/comment-page-1/#comment-3927 TW Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:33:14 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=1646#comment-3927 I'm glad to know this documentary is on YouTube. A book I can highly recommend is Searching for George Orwell in Burma, which takes exactly the premise of this blog post: his Burma Days as a colonial police officer in the 1920s, which turned him into a fervent anti-imperialist, his Animal Farm, mapping with Burma's disastrous experiment with socialism, and 1984, which is the world in which the Burmese today live. Highly recommended. Since the US has no commercial or diplomatic presence in Burma, it seems to me American citizens' activism might be better spent on Chinese, Indian, and Thai activists, who might educate and influence their respective governments, as these countries do have relations with Burma. I’m glad to know this documentary is on YouTube. A book I can highly recommend is Searching for George Orwell in Burma, which takes exactly the premise of this blog post: his Burma Days as a colonial police officer in the 1920s, which turned him into a fervent anti-imperialist, his Animal Farm, mapping with Burma’s disastrous experiment with socialism, and 1984, which is the world in which the Burmese today live. Highly recommended.

Since the US has no commercial or diplomatic presence in Burma, it seems to me American citizens’ activism might be better spent on Chinese, Indian, and Thai activists, who might educate and influence their respective governments, as these countries do have relations with Burma.

]]> By: Nancy http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/10/02/big-brother-in-burma/comment-page-1/#comment-2178 Nancy Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:47:44 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=1646#comment-2178 Your readers might find this article and the links interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma_Campaign_UK The Burma Campaign is an organization devoted to returning democracy to Burma. Your readers might find this article and the links interesting:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma_Campaign_UK
The Burma Campaign is an organization devoted to returning democracy to Burma.

]]> By: bittermelon http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/10/02/big-brother-in-burma/comment-page-1/#comment-2129 bittermelon Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:31:40 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=1646#comment-2129 Hi Susi, thanks for commenting here, and for sharing your personal thoughts. AND, for the Youtube tip! Hi Susi, thanks for commenting here, and for sharing your personal thoughts. AND, for the Youtube tip!

]]> By: susi http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/10/02/big-brother-in-burma/comment-page-1/#comment-2057 susi Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:13:37 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=1646#comment-2057 The entire film can be viewed at any time on Youtube. The entire film can be viewed at any time on Youtube.

]]> By: susi http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/10/02/big-brother-in-burma/comment-page-1/#comment-2056 susi Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:12:53 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=1646#comment-2056 Bravo. Thank you for bringing this film to my attention. I have spent time in Burma on numerous occasions over the past ten years, and it pains me to see this footage. To the point that I am re-motivated to find ways to give my support . . . not an easy thing, believe me. The world has no idea how dire the situation is there. These people are smart, patient, peaceful . . . and victimised. Bravo. Thank you for bringing this film to my attention. I have spent time in Burma on numerous occasions over the past ten years, and it pains me to see this footage. To the point that I am re-motivated to find ways to give my support . . . not an easy thing, believe me. The world has no idea how dire the situation is there. These people are smart, patient, peaceful . . . and victimised.

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