2014 USA Tours: Benefit Music Concerts with Plus Three Band

The Network of Myanmar American Association (NetMAA) is proud to sponsor and bring one of the most popular music bands, Plus Three Band, from Myanmar to the U.S. accompanied by very well-known famous singers J Maung Maung, Htun Aeindra Bo, Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein, and Chan Chan.  Over the years, Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein has perhaps become best known for her electric performances...

Invisible Newcomers: Refugees from Burma/Myanmar and Bhutan in the United States

APIASF Releases New Report on Burmese and Bhutanese Refugee Student Communities!   The Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF)–in collaboration with the Association for Asian American Studies–today released a new report, Invisible Newcomers: Refugees from Burma/Myanmar and Bhutan in the United States, which gives voice to and provides...

FREE U.S. Immigration Clinic To Myanmar Community – March 16, 2014

Need help with an immigration problem? Become A U.S. Citizen! We can help! The Asian American Advancing Justice – Los Angeles (AAAJ) and Network of Myanmar American Association (NetMAA) are proud to offer FREE U.S Immigration Clinic regarding the green card application process, citizenship application assistance to the Myanmar community and many other immigration...

Htamane Pwe(Sticky Rice Preparation Competitions)

By: Harry Hpone Thant Tabodwe (January-February) is a cool month in Myanmar. A Myanmar saying goes “so cold as to freeze the tips of the buffalo’s horns”, that is how cold it gets in the central parts of the country in Pyatho(January) and Tabodwe(February). But it is also the time when the first harvest is gathered. The paddy crop had ripened but it is the...

2013 Corrupt Countries In The World

Dec. 3, 2013 Transparency International has published its 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), which ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their administrative and political institutions are perceived to be on a scale from 0 (highly corrupt) and a 100 (very clean). A country’s rank indicates its position relative to the other countries and territories...

Music Exchange Opportunity in the U.S. – Year 2014

OneBeat 2014: Applications open November 15 – January 15. Apply Now. OneBeat is an innovative music residency and cultural exchange program based in the U.S. We are now inviting adventurous young musicians (ages 19-35) from over 39 countries to apply to take part in the third annual OneBeat program this fall. OneBeat brings together an extraordinarily diverse group...