Poems & Translation

• Still So Young (Translation)
  “Nge Thay Loh” — Short story by Thu Kha (Author, Director, Actor)
  I received fifty kyats for the translation.
  U Thu Kha was given fifty kyats.
• Men on the Moon (Poem)
  Honoring the Apollo 11 Mission in July 1969
  Mr. Hall (USIA) forwarded my poem to NASA.
• Phaungdaw-u Festival (Poem)
  Thadinkyut Festival at Inlay Lake, Shan State
  Inlay is known for the floating islands and leg rowers.
  Inlay Khaung Daing Camp hosted Luyechuns.
• The Great Gandhiji (Poem)
  Centennial of the Apostle of Non-violence
  Born Mohandas Gandhi, he was also called “Mahatma”
• To The Fallen Warrior (Poem)
  Honoring the writers who fought for Burma’s Independence
• Calendars (Concept)
  There are various Calendars.
  The Burmese Calendar is luni-solar, socio-religious calendar.
• Sea Burial for Dr. Htay Lwin Nyo (Event)
  Part-time Professor of Electrical Engineering, San Jose State University passed away alone at his home.
  Per request from the Professor and Head of EE Department, the Burmese Community in the San Francisco Bay Area helped with the Final Journey.
  I had the honor to push the incinerator and also to join Dr. Swe Aye and Dr. Khin Nyo Thet to scatter the ashes in the waters off Santa Cruz.

Still So Young (Translation)

Short story : “Nge Thay Loh”
by Thu Kha

Translation : “Still So Young”
by Maung Hlaing Phyo (Hla Min)

Publication : Modern Burmese Writings,
Working People’s Daily

Men On The Moon (Poem)

Author : Hla Min

Honoring the Apollo 11 Mission in July 1969

Astronauts :
Neil Armstrong (Mission Commander)
Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin (Lunar Module Pilot)
Michael Collins (Command Module Pilot)

Landing :
Tranquility Bay (on the Moon)

Publication : Guardian Daily Newspaper

Phaungdaw-u Festival (Poem)

Author : Hla Min

Thadinkyut Festival at Inlay Lake, Shan State

Publication : Thadinkyut Supplement
Working Peoples’ Daily

The Great Gandhiji (Poem)

Author : Hla Min

Centennial of the Apostle of Non-violence

Publication : Working Peoples’ Daily
October 1, 1969

To The Fallen Warrior (Poem)

Auhor : Hla Min

In honor of the Sarsodaes / Writers who fought for Burma’s Independence

Publication : Forward Magazine

Calendars (Concept)

Article by Hla Min

Publication : BAPS Newsletter

Sea Burial for Dr. Htay Lwin Nyo (Event)

Author : Hla Min

Publications :

BAPS Newsletter
and
RIT Alumni International Newsletter