Published August 20, 2010, 11:48 AM
MPR: Burmese refugees welcome call to investigate war crimes
Burmese refugees in Minnesota are welcoming news that the Obama administration called this week for a U.N. commission to investigate war crimes in their homeland... hundreds (of Burmese refugees) also live in Worthington. Click here to read Minnesota Public Radio's story, "Burmese refugees welcome call to investigate war crimes."By: Tim Nelson, Minnesota Public Radio, Worthington Daily Globe
St. Paul, Minn. — Burmese refugees in Minnesota are welcoming news that the Obama administration called this week for a U.N. commission to investigate war crimes in their homeland.
Nearly 5,000 Burmese took refuge in Minnesota from Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. Many of them are Karen, members of an ethnic minority that has been battling the military junta in eastern Myanmar for decades. Most Karen refugees are in the Twin Cities, although hundreds also live in Worthington.
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