A post from the archives
1960s
room United States
1960s Burmese Fashion
This photograph shows Daw Aye Aye Thant (daughter of then Burma's ambassador to the United Nations, U Thant) and a friend at U Thant's home in New York on 72nd Street c. 1960. It was taken by Russian-born photographer Nina Leen for the American magazine, Life.
Explore Myanmar History through a Timeline
About this project
The aim of this website is to promote interest in Myanmar's amazing history.Our hope is to challenge the often two-dimensional and uncritical views of history taught in Myanmar by reexamining key periods in the country's past. We would like as well to reveal the rich multicultural nature of Myanmar's history and its deep and ongoing ties to global events and trends.Finally, this website will also delve into the history of neighbouring regions, such as Yunnan in China and the Northeast in India, in the hope of introducing these places to a Myanmar audience.We believe that meeting Myanmar's many challenges today will require fresh imaginative thinking. This is turn will only be possible with a clear and critical understanding of Myanmar and global history.