Local resident Naomi Boucher is sharing traditions from Myanmar as May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Boucher, 51, who is a native of Ye Oo, which is located north of Mandalay, ...

Didn't get tickets to this sold-out program? Tune in to AsiaSociety.org/Live starting at 7:00 pm New York time for a free live video webcast. 7:00 pm pre-performance ...

This week's cover story, "A World Away," tells the story of Drucie Bathin, a 46-year-old refugee from Burma who has made it her life's work to help other, newer refugees. She has a soft spot for the ...

The medium spins around in a frenzy of red and gold while glugging from a bottle of whisky, part of an age old ritual to honour Myanmar's spirit guardian of drunkards and gamblers. Every year ...

Burma’s democratic-majority Parliament on Tuesday elected Htin Kyaw as Aung San Suu Kyi’s surrogate president. Ms. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy won 80% of the elected seats last November in ...

A haunting refrain pierces the night as the tribeswomen of the Gongwang Bonyo, among the most isolated people in Myanmar, dance around a campfire to bless the harvest ahead. The group are part of the ...

The video looks much like the other aerobic dances Khing Hnin Wai has posted on her Facebook page, at least on first glance. With Myanmar's parliament building as the backdrop, she waves her arms and ...

In her Facebook post, Khing can be seen dancing to an upbeat tune when the military starts to storm the blockaded road behind her. Khing explained she was oblivious to what was happening and was ...

The performance will be preceded at 7:00 pm by free pre-performance lecture. Asia Society Museum's exhibition Buddhist Art of Myanmar is also open until 9:00 pm on Friday, May 10 (free Museum ...