Karen Community Oral History Project: Interview with Robert Zan

Titles: Karen Community Oral History Project: Interview with Robert Zan (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Robert Zan is the son of Mahn Ba Zan who was a prominent leader in the Karen struggle for independence. In turn Robert Zan was a leader in Karen struggles for independence. He is the author of a concise history "Mahn Ba Zan & The Karen Revolution", published in 1993. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Early memories of Burmese atrocities against the Karen; family; his father Mahn Ba Zan founder of Karen National Defense Organization and leader of the Karen resistance; becoming a solider; fighting in Burma; Karen weddings; religion; Karen student movement; finding strength in psalms; becoming a refugee; the importance of educating the Karen population; immigrating to the United States; learning English; serving people; First Baptist Church, St. Paul, Minnesota and Karen refugees; Psalms.

Dates

• 11/05/2011 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Zan, Robert
• interviewer: Zander, David

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 138
• Accession Number: AV2011.44.3

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Karen Community Oral History Project' <OH 138>

Quantity: 1 hour sound cassette 54 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 01:03:16 running time

Subjects

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