![She’s It - A variation of the game Hide and Seek is played and obviously enjoyed by children whose parents and families are refugees from Burma [Myanmar] via Thailand that have resettled in Indianapolis, IN. In 1992 persecuted ethnic populations within the military control government began to flee the country across the border to neighboring & regional nations. Since then, just in the United States the numbers have increased and, according to 2010 United States Census more then one hundred thousand persons of Burmese descent seeking protection from the government of their homeland have resettled across the United States.
Photographed May 6, 2012
photo credit & copyright Gary Dwight Miller](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3o5tojRRj1qijkxuo1_1280.jpg)
She’s It - A variation of the game Hide and Seek is played and obviously enjoyed by children whose parents and families are refugees from Burma [Myanmar] via Thailand that have resettled in Indianapolis, IN. In 1992 persecuted ethnic populations within the military control government began to flee the country across the border to neighboring & regional nations. Since then, just in the United States the numbers have increased and, according to 2010 United States Census more then one hundred thousand persons of Burmese descent seeking protection from the government of their homeland have resettled across the United States.
Photographed May 6, 2012
photo credit & copyright Gary Dwight Miller
(Source: http)
An annual meeting of Karenni Burmese refugees gather inside the home of a family within their Indianapolis, Indiana community to discuss U.S. laws and the importance of maintaining their cultural distinction in a new land. To aid the community bond each family contributes a nominal monthly fee to help individual families during financial difficulties.
Photographed April 14, 2012
photo credit & copyright Gary Dwight Miller
(Source: karennihomeland.com)
A Birthday Party for three, after attending a Karen Burmese baptist church Easter service in Washington township, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Photographed April 8, 2012
photo credit & copyright Gary Dwight Miller
