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In 1960s Myanmar, Albert Ho, a boy from a Chinese Muslim family, was taught his impeccable English by a group of beloved Italian nuns.
An eloquent advocate for the Naga people, Athong Makury compiled a dictionary of his tribe's language to preserve their voice
Doyenne of the Kayin hills, Nancy Khaing kept her guesthouse open for years, defying isolation imposed by the army as it battled insurgents
Descended from Gurkha fighters, DR Sharma fought against the British in WWII, the first of many battles for the soldier-turned-English teacher
Aung Soe Min breathed life into Myanmar’s arts scene when censorship was at its height, mentoring a new generation of creative talent
San Aung was perhaps the only living witness to one of Myanmar's most momentous historical events -- the 1947 Panglong conference
Introduced during British colonial times, horse carts have become synonymous with the hill town of Pyin Oo Lwin
Htay Aung's dreams of becoming a sailor were thwarted by a twist of fate that led him to run one of Yangon's most famous bookshops
