Burma: From a Forgotten Land to Family and Freedom in Fort Wayne?

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    @vl pcmtmiropcle tcl Aurhlsl `g Dmrt Yoygl dmr l`ict ylors. Ucly so`e @ scmuje v`s`t tcl`r

    cmhljoge rujle ay h`j`tory e`ktotmrs dmr 55 ylors tm rlojjy ugelrstoge wcy tcly orl clrl.[m, kmhl ojmgi os @ sllb tcl`r stmry `g tcot suafuiotle, aut st`jj sp`r`tle, joge. [ U L T L J @ G [ L G H O P L Q

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    A\QHO6tcl eorbglss

    Hlg oge wmhlg cloe cmhl, jugkc aukblts oge aosblts `g coge, os tcl wmrbeoy lges ot eusb muts`el

    Gyougi [cwl. Aldmrl tcl sug r`sls, tcly w`jj cloe aokb tm wmrb.

    5 UCL GLY[-[LGU@GLJ

    [lkrltory md [totl Kmgemjllzzo Q`kl cos elskr`ale Aurho os mgl md s`x mutpmsts md tyroggy`g tcl wmrje. Orkca`scmp Elshmge Uutu cos so`e Aurho scmuje al tcl glxt [mutc Odr`ko,wclrl og `hpr`smgle jloelr, Gljsmg Hogeljo, alkohl prls`elgt. Ucl Aurhlsl imvlrghlgt

    cos clje prm-elhmkroky jloelr Ougi [og [uu By`, w`gglr md tcl Gmalj ^lokl ^r`zl, dmr hmrltcog ?>?/1 ylors. Ucl plmpjl md Aurho j`vl `g tcl eorbglss md tyroggy aut tcl j`ict md

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    A\QHO6tcl eorbglss

    Oi`gi oge ho`hle ay e`slosl, o aliior

    fm`gs mtclrs mg tcl tmur`st-prmgl \ Al`g

    Ar`eil `g Ohoropuro. [`hpjl trlothlgts

    dmr e`oaltls oge mtclr kmgtrmjjoajl e`s-

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    O scoemw dojjs mvlr glorjy lvlrytc`gi `g Aurho. [mhlt`hls ymu kog sll `t. Mtclr t`hls ymu clor `t,wc`splrle6 cmw imvlrghlgt dmjjy cos emuajle r`kl pr`kls, cmw smhlmgls glpclw wos alotlg ay pmj`kl.

    Ot tcl Cl Cm O`rpmrt `g [cog stotl, @ sow og ugkmgsk`mus hog korr`le drmh o pjogl ay smje`lrs.@ e`egt osb. @ e`egt jmmb vlry jmgi l`tclr.

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    A\QHO6tcl eorbglss

    @g glle md drlsc po`gt, o h`j`tory prmpoiogeo s`ig `g Hogeojoy erows j`ttjl ottlgt`mg drmh posslrsay.

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    A\QHO6 lkmgmhy

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    A\QHO6 lkmgmhy

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    A\QHO6 lkmgmhy

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    A\QHO6 lkmgmhy

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    A\QHO6mrpcogs

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    A\QHO6mrpcogs

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    Oamut 30 plrklgt md tcl Aurhlsl prokt`kl Aueec`sh. [`gkl ?000, tcl \.[. [totl Elporthlgtcos els`igotle Aurho os o kmugtry md port`kujor kmgklrg dmr v`mjot`gi rlj`i`mus drllemh.

    Ucl imvlrghlgt prmhmtls Aueec`sh mvlr h`gmr`ty rlj`i`mgs oge rlstr`kts lddmrts ayAueec`st kjlriy tm oevmkotl dmr cuhog r`icts.

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    dujj slkt`mg tlhpjotl.qxe >4 ?6>9 ^H ^oil ?

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    A\QHO6Aueec sh

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    A\QHO6aueec st

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    dujj slkt`mg tlhpjotl.qxe >4 ?6;; ^H ^oil ?3

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    A\QHO6 lskopl tm tco joge

    Ucl Hyoghor Dr`lgesc`p Ar`eil kmgglkts Hol [mt, Uco`joge, w`tc Hyowoe`,

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    dujj slkt`mg tlhpjotl.qxe >4 ?6;5 ^H ^oil ?0

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    A\QHO6 lskopl tm tco joge

    Ucl Uco` imvlrghlgt rljuktogtjy cmusls rlduills `g kohps, sukc os Hol Jo. Uc`s

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    dujj slkt`mg tlhpjotl.qxe >4 ?6?> ^H ^oil 1>

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    A\QHO6 j dl `g j`ham

    Qlduills stmp dmr o sgopscmt, lvlg tcmuic

    kohlros (os wljj os iugs) orl prmc`a`tle ot

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    Aurhlsl imvlrghlgt. .

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    kohp's ?5 pr`hory skcmmjs. Ucl kohp leukotls

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