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All about Shan people __ A detailed look at the Shan people concentrating mostly on modern Shan history. - From maisoongkha.com - http://www.maisoongkha.com/allaboutshanpeople.html

Info about Shan People __ Learn about Shan religion, culture, holidays, dress, crafts and more. - illustrated - From Ungdom i Oppdrag - http://www.ywam.no/shan/eng/i_kultur.html 

Interview: ABC Asia Pacific story with SWAN (Shan Women's Action Network) __ "Reports from the Thai-Burmese border say as many as a hundred ethnic Shan refugees are flooding into Thailand daily to escape continuing abuses by the Burmese military. The new refugees join close to a quarter of a million Shan people who have already fled to Thailand but who have no official refugee status in the eyes of the Thai Government. Because of their non-status as refugees the Shan in Thailand are being forced into sub-standard work places in order to survive." You will find an interview which details the situation and Australia's role in it. - From aidwatch.org.au - http://www.aidwatch.org.au/index.php?current=26&display=aw00283&display_item=1

School Funding Proposal For Shan State Internally Displaced People __ "Funding is needed to provide a school and teachers for approximately 100 children of a village inside of Shan State (Northern Burma). Due to several issues specific to these people, most funding organizations will not support this project." Learn about how once again the Shan have to depend on outside help, even within their own country. - illustrated - From kenzemach.com - http://www.kenzemach.com/school/school.html

Shan __ "...are a Tai ethnic group of Southeast Asia. The Shan live primarily in the Shan State of Myanmar, but also inhabit parts of Mandalay Division, Kachin State, and Kayin State, and in adjacent regions of China and Thailand."  An encyclopedic article with links to related topics. - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shan

Shan Cultural Association - UK __ A lot of information about the Shan here including history, language, religion, photos, links and more. - illustrated - From sca-uk.org.uk - http://www.sca-uk.org.uk/?about-shan

Shan language page __ "Ethnologue and bibliography information on Shan." - From ethnologue.com - http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=shn   

 
Shanland.org __ An excellent 'general' website about the Shan. You will find current news, history, culture, maps and can listen to the national anthem. - illustrated - From shanland.org - http://www.shanland.org/ 

[SWAN]Shan Women's Action Network __ "SWAN is a founding member of the Women's League of Burma (WLB), an umbrella women's organization comprising eleven women's groups from Burma. SWAN, through its affiliation with other women's organizations, establishes common platforms to promote the role of women from Burma in the struggle for democracy and human rights in their country." Learn more about their activities related to human rights. - From SWAN - http://www.shanwomen.org/about.html

UNPO - Shan __ A good overview of the Shan people, history, politics, population and much more. - From unpo.org - http://www.unpo.org/content/view/7905/140/

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