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The Karen [a] ( / kəˈrɛn / ⓘ kə-REN ), also known as the Kayin, Kariang or Kawthoolese, are an ethnolinguistic group of Sino-Tibetan language -speaking peoples. The group as a whole is heterogeneous and disparate as many Karen ethnic groups do not associate or identify with each other culturally or linguistically.
The Karen are a large and dispersed ethnic group of Southeast Asia. They trace their origins to the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, or Tibet. Karen settled in Burma/Myanmar’s southern Irrawaddy Delta area and in the hills along the Salween River in eastern Myanmar and in neighboring Thailand.
May 31, 2024 · Karen, variety of tribal peoples of southern Myanmar (Burma), speaking languages of the Sino-Tibetan family. Constituting about one-tenth of the population, they are the second largest ethnic group in Myanmar after the Burman majority.
Jul 30, 2020 · "Karen" has, in recent years, become a widespread meme referencing a specific type of middle-class white woman, who exhibits behaviours that stem from privilege.
The Karen people are an ethnic group living in South East-Asia. The Karen people are ethnically and linguistically diverse. Within the Karen there are different sub-groups with different languages, customs and religions. The Karen are unique in that it is not necessary to have Karen parents to be Karen.
The Karen [a] ( / kəˈrɛn / ( listen) kə-REN ), also known as the Kayin, Kariang or Kawthoolese, are an ethnolinguistic group. They are an indigenous people of modern day south-east Myanmar and Thailand.
Karen (pronounced k’REN) people are an ethnic minority from the nation of Burma (also known as Myanmar). Karen refugees, who fled oppression from the Burmese government, began arriving in Minnesota in the early 2000s, with large numbers arriving starting in 2005.
Feb 26, 2024 · Amid decades-long armed conflict with Myanmar’s central government, Indigenous Karen organizations and leaders are mapping and documenting their ancestral lands in a self-determination effort ...
Nov 30, 2020 · The Karen people of eastern Myanmar have long fought for autonomy over their lands. In a bold move, they have turned a war zone into a protected area that respects their cultural traditions and looks to save the Salween, one of the world’s last free-flowing international rivers.
Dec 5, 2021 · The attacks left 18 dead, according to figures from the grassroots Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG), and up to 49 injured, according to Karen National Union (KNU), the Karen state government.
