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Featured Books Living at the Edge of Thai Society: The Karen in the Highlands of Northern Thailand by Claudio O. Delang, 2003 (Routledge) Between Hills and Plains: Power and Practice in Socio-Religious Dynamics among Karen by Yoko Hayami, 2004 (Kyoto University Press) A Land without Evil: Stopping the Genocide of Burma's Karen People by Benedict Rogers, 2004 (Monarch Books) The Long Patrol With the Karen Guerrillas in Burma by Mike Tucker, 2003 (Asia Books) Redefining Nature: Karen Ecological Knowledge and the Challenge to the Modern Conservation Paradigm by Pinkaew Laungaramsri, 2002 (Earthworm Books) Suffering in Silence: The Human Rights Nightmare of the Karen People of Burma by Claudio O. Delang, 2000 (Universal Press) Oldest Brother's Story: Tales of the Pwo Karen by Elizabeth Hinton, Peter Hinton (Photographer), 2000 (Silkworm Books) The Karen People of Burma: A Study in Anthropology and Ethnology by Harry I. Marshall, 1997 (White Lotus) reprinted from 1922 edition	Welcome to KarenPeople.org, a not-for-profit gateway to information and resources on the Karen in Burma, the Karen in Thailand, and elsewhere. Who are the Karen? The Karen are the largest of the ethnic minority groups living in the mountain ranges of eastern Burma and northwestern Thailand. There are over six million Karen in Burma, and over 400,000 in Thailand, most of whom are divided into two subgroups - the Skaw (or Pgaganyaw) and the Pwo (or Plong). Karen-speaking people are spread over a large area, mainly on the Burma frontier with Thailand. Everywhere the Karen live interspersed among various other ethnic categories, so that we find pockets of exclusive Karen villages among for instance Mon, Shan and Lawa. Only within the Union of Burma we find large areas where the majority of the population are Karen, i.e. in the Kawthuley and Kay ah states. >> history Message Board Participate in our message board and keep in touch with your friends or discuss issues related to the Karen: from political developments in Thailand and Burma, to the situation of the refugees in Thailand or the lives of Karen in Burma, Thailand or elsewhere, and to the activities of the Burmese military. You can also advertise or search for a job. Karen Literary Prize New Literary Prize for short novels, stories, essays, poetry, fiction and non-fiction, personal accounts, diaries, etc., written by Karen in English, original for the subject, treatment or use of the language. The deadline for submitting publications is 15 November. Publications Browse, search and download newspaper articles and theses on the Karen. The repository includes over 40 Master or PhD theses written on the Karen. Get involved Several organisations are involved in alleviating the plight of the Karen and other refugees from Burma. You have the opportunity of helping these organisations with your time and financial support. Navigate here for information on these organisations and their needs. Videos Links to tens of short videos from the BBC and other sources, as well as addresses for feature videos on the Karen. Maps Tens of downloadable maps of Karen areas, refugee camps, etc. Help KarenPeople.org stay online If you like the work of KarenPeople.org, please consider helping us stay online by making a donation.
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