Culture – the way of life of a group of people passed down from one generation to the next through learning
Enculturation – learning our native culture(s) in childhood
Acculturation – adapting to another culture
Culture shock – the stress associated with acculturation

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Burma Resources

Burma Resources

Here are some links to online resources you may find useful. Please make note of the usual disclaimer that I am not responsible for the content of these websites, etc. I haven't had a chance to read them in great detail, but hopefully they will help us relate to our Burmese clients and will be good fodder for discussion. If you find more resources, feel free to post in a discussion or e-mail them to me.

Refugees from Burma: Their Backgrounds and Refugee Experiences (from IRC website, by the Center for Applied Linguistics)

Life in Exile: Burmese Refugees along the Thai-Burma Border (IRC Policy Paper)

Burmese culture on Wikipedia

From Baylor University - with yet more links!

Burmese American Professional Society

From Northern Illinois University

An essay by a bicultural Burmese-American student

More scholarly article on Burmese culture (layout is awful but content very interesting)

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