Things You'll Need:
- CD Players
- VCRs
- Tapes Or CDs
- Airline Tickets To Burma
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Step 1
Pick up a copy of Edith T. Mirante's "Burmese Looking Glass: A Human Rights Adventure and a Jungle Revolution," and discover one woman's journey through Burma/Myanmar to get at the political truths of the country's dictatorship.
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Step 2
Read "The Snake Prince and Other Stories: Burmese Folk Tales," edited by Edna Ledgard.
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Step 3
Peruse Saw Myat Yin's "Culture Shock! Burma" for tips on how the locals live; this is especially important for etiquette purposes.
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Step 4
Learn more about Nobel Peace Prize-winning political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi in her collection of writings from her imprisonment by the Burmese government, "Letters From Burma."
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Step 5
Rent "Beyond Rangoon," starring Patricia Arquette as a woman who delves into the politics of Burma.
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Step 6
Listen to the traditional sounds of Burmese tuned drums on "Pat Waing: The Magic Drum Circle of Burma" by Kyaw Kya Naing.
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Step 7
Check out how the Burmese integrated the European piano into their repertoire after colonists introduced it into the culture. Buy U Yee Nwe's "Sandaya: The Spellbinding Piano of Burma."








