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Asia Society

August 18, 2015

Multimedia: From Myanmar, a Hybrid Form Wows New York
Last Thursday, Thura Shwe Mann was removed as the chairman of Myanmar’s governing Union Solidarity and Development Party, less than three months before a landmark parliamentary election. In an interview with Asia Blog, Former U.S. Chief of Mission to Burma Priscilla Clapp explains how Shwe Mann had “drawn the anger of the military and the president’s office.” She also discusses what implications this shakeup could have on the upcoming elections and Myanmar’s transition to democracy.
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For nearly 20 years, award-winning Bangladeshi photographer GMB Akash has connected with compatriots through his camera lens, depicting the lives of people including sex workers, the extremely impoverished, and Muslim men who henna-dye their beards. Whether photographing the underprivileged or the “smallest pleasures of life,” Akash seeks to illustrate “the human spirit.” In an interview with Asia Blog, Akash describes how he gains the trust of his subjects and brings their stories to life.
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