Searching for home: Explorations in new media and the Burmese diaspora in New Zealand

This study examines the place of new media in the maintance of Burmese diasporic identities. Political oppression in Burma, the experience of exile and the importance of opposition movements in the borderlands make the Burmese diaspora a unique and complex group. This study uses tapoetethakot, an i...

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Autor principal:	Violet Cho
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2011
Materias:	Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f80679520f1541a08d01240e330dbe2f2021-12-02T11:51:20ZSearching for home: Explorations in new media and the Burmese diaspora in New Zealand10.24135/pjr.v17i1.3791023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/f80679520f1541a08d01240e330dbe2f2011-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/379https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 This study examines the place of new media in the maintance of Burmese diasporic identities. Political oppression in Burma, the experience of exile and the importance of opposition movements in the borderlands make the Burmese diaspora a unique and complex group. This study uses tapoetethakot, an indigenous Karen research methodology, to explore aspects of new media use and identity among a group of Burmese refugees in Auckland, New Zealand. Common among all participants was a twin desire to share stories of suffering and to have that pain recognised. Participants in this project try to maintain their language and cultural practices, with the intent of returning to a democratic Burma in the future. New media supports this, by providing participants with access to opposition news reports of human rights abuses and suffering; through making cultural and linguistic artifacts accessible, and through providing an easy means of communication with friends and family in Burma and the borderlands. Violet ChoAsia Pacific NetworkarticleCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 17, Iss 1 (2011)
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description	This study examines the place of new media in the maintance of Burmese diasporic identities. Political oppression in Burma, the experience of exile and the importance of opposition movements in the borderlands make the Burmese diaspora a unique and complex group. This study uses tapoetethakot, an indigenous Karen research methodology, to explore aspects of new media use and identity among a group of Burmese refugees in Auckland, New Zealand. Common among all participants was a twin desire to share stories of suffering and to have that pain recognised. Participants in this project try to maintain their language and cultural practices, with the intent of returning to a democratic Burma in the future. New media supports this, by providing participants with access to opposition news reports of human rights abuses and suffering; through making cultural and linguistic artifacts accessible, and through providing an easy means of communication with friends and family in Burma and the borderlands.
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title	Searching for home: Explorations in new media and the Burmese diaspora in New Zealand
title_short	Searching for home: Explorations in new media and the Burmese diaspora in New Zealand
title_full	Searching for home: Explorations in new media and the Burmese diaspora in New Zealand
title_fullStr	Searching for home: Explorations in new media and the Burmese diaspora in New Zealand
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Searching for home: Explorations in new media and the Burmese diaspora in New Zealand

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