Research topic: Karens

Karens , members of a Thai-Chinese cultural group, one of the most important minorities in Myanmar, living in the Kayah State , Kayin State, Tanintharyi , and the Ayeyarwady delta. They form 7% of Myanmar's population. The Karen hill tribes have tended to remain animistic, but among those settled in the plains there are about many Buddhists and Christians. The Karens speak the Karen languages of the Sino-Tibetan family. They are mostly farmers, but Karen tribespeople were superior soldiers in the military units raised in Myanmar under British rule. A major unifying element among the Karens... Read more