Category: Burmese Events

The Life and struggle of Burmese in overseas

SF Bay Area Burmese Community will welcome Mahn Win Khaing Than as the Acting Vice President of Burma on 03/13/21

Dear Moemaka Media, Media/Press Alert: On Saturday March 13, 2021, Burma’s Human Rights Day (Phone Maw Day), in response to the Myanmar Military’s growing use of deadly force against peaceful protesters, the San Francisco Bay Area-based Burmese American community and…

Thingyan Pot for Burmese New Year (Junior Win)

  (Thingyan Pot Illustration by Maung Yit.) To welcome the Burmese New Year, having ‘Thingyan Pot’ plays the important part in our Burmese life. Placing ‘Thingyan Pot’ in front of our house, and to welcome Tha-Gyar-Min (King of the celestials),…

May Nyane opens Burmese Language School

May Nyane opens Burmese Language School (MoeMaKa, April 18th 2017)   May Nyane , one of Burmese writer and contributor to MoeMaKa News Group from Maryland starts her own Burmese languare school online. On her leaflet, she stated as follows;…

Literary Award Ceremony 2017 by Junior Win

(On 18th February 2017, I was attending the Tun Foundation Literary Award Ceremony.) The 11th Tun Foundation literary award ceremony was held on 18th February 2017 at the Myanmar Banks Association in Yankin Township, Yangon, Burma. Among those winning books,…

Pre-Centeniel Anniversary of Rangoon University by Junior Win

(My heart leaps when I saw Convocation Hall. It looks gloomy, and told me old memories.) Pre-Centeniel Anniversary of Rangoon University – 96th Anniversary of Rangoon Arts and Science University (RASU) – was held from 6st to 9th December of…

A Glimpse to the Noble Myanmar Literary Festival 2017 by Junior Win

A Glimpse to the Noble Myanmar Literary Festival 2017 by Junior Win    (Noble-Myanmar Literary Festival board was standing outside the theatre.) Today, I was at the National Theatre to wonder around the Noble Myanmar Literary Festival 2017. It was held…

Fly With Vietjet, Starting from Zero MMK And Experience the Authentic Vietnamese Cuisine

  Fly With Vietjet, Starting from Zero MMK And Experience the Authentic Vietnamese Cuisine A country’s cuisine is one of the most important features that tells us about that nation’s culture, people and value. Vietnamese cuisine is without a doubt…

Junior Win – A Day at the Myanmar Literary Festival for Children, 2016

(Myanmar Event Park) I recalled the memory of the Noble-Myanmar Literary Festival 2015 which was held a year ago, at National Theatre at Myoma School Road. People preferred visit that place, because it was the place where Annual Academy Award…

Junior Win – Reading Books for Children Fan

(The Advertisement) I saw this advertisement in the newspaper, it said that ‘Noble-Myanmar Literary Festival (Literature for Children) 2016’ will be held at MEP (Myanmar Event Park), Shin- Saw-Pu road, Myay-nee-gone, Rangoon (Yangon) for three days, from 16th to 18th…

Book Buffet and I by Junior Win

One day, I was at the Book-buffet at Myanmar Book Centre opened for 3 days during a month of May this year. I had never seen such a Book-Buffet festival before. To my surprised, before choosing a book to buy,…

The Hta –ma –ne Festival (February) by Junior Win

The Hta –ma –ne Festival (February) By Junior Win             It is the name given to the harvest festival at the time of the year in February, the eleventh month of the Burmese calendar. The name hta-ma-ne is  given…

Cartoon Festival in U Bagyan Street by Junior Win

  U Ba Gyan, Burmese Cartoonist (1902 – 1953)  U Ba Gyan was a famous Burmese cartoonist of all time. If he were still alive, he might be now a hundred and eleven years old. He was wise and learned…

Under the Moonlit Night part II by Junior Win

    (It might be a dream I thought because I slept last night too late by watching this moon lit night.) ‘Under the moon lit night, who love to light the world with me?’ I hummed this tune under…

Under the Moonlit NIght by JuniorWin

(Under the moon lit night, who love to light the world with me?)    In this month, 28th of November is the full moon day of Tanhsaungmone in the Burmese calendar. It was also named festival of lights. Lighting candles or colored…

Fundraiser for Rakhine in Burma on July 8th

  On the 8th of July, the San Francisco Burmese Community held a Food Fair at the Newark Pavilion. The purpose of this event was to raise money to support the relief effort for the Rakhine people.   There were…