MIT Starr Forum: Myanmar and South Asia: Democratization, Authoritarianism, and Refugees

When:
Friday, May 14, 2021 12:00p -
1:30p

Where:
Online event
77 Mass Ave
Cambridge, Mass 02139

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Admission:
FREE

Categories:
History, Lectures & Conferences, Social Good, University, Virtual & Streaming

Event website:
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/starr_forum_myanmar_south_asia?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=MIT+Events+#.YJKktC-caL4

Experts explore the crisis, including: the historical and regional perspectives on resolution; the democratization and current protests; and the history and current situation of India and Burmese refugees.


Speakers:
Ambassador Gautam Mukhopadhaya, Senior Visiting Fellow, Centre for Policy Research
Jonathan Saha, Associate Professor, South Asian History, Durham University, UK
Yasmin Ullah, Rohingya Social Justice Activist
Harn Yawnghwe, Executive Director, Euro-Burma Office


Moderator:
Sana Aiyar, Associate Professor, Modern South Asian History, MIT


Co-sponsors: MIT Center for International Studies (CIS) and MISTI MIT-India


Free & open to the public

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