Hla Min — Writings (1)

by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

• Freelance Writer, Editor & Translator
• Sample writings in this post

Still So Young

Translation

• “Nge Thay Loh ငယ်သေးလို့”
• Short story by Thu Kha (Author, Director, Actor)
• Translator : Hlaing Phyo (pen name of Hla Min)
• I received fifty kyats for the translation. U Thu Kha was given fifty kyats.
• Modern Burmese Writings, Working People’s Daily
• Editor : Daw Khin Swe Hla (founder of “Dawlay’s Circle” at Guardian”)

Men on the Moon

Poem

• Honoring the Apollo 11 Mission in July 1969
• Neil Armstrong (Mission Commander)
• Michael Collins (Command Module Pilot) ; Columbia : code name for Command Module
• Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin (Lunar Module Pilot) ; Eagle : code name for Lunar Module
• Mission : Land Eagle on Tranquility Bay; Set US Flag on the Moon’s surface; Collect rock samples
• Guardian Daily
• Chief Editor : U Soe Myint
• 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
• Thadinkyut Supplement, Working People’s Daily
• Chief Editor : U Ko Lay
• Remuneration : K 15
• Visited Inlay four times
• Inlay Khaung Daing Luyechun Camp in the Summer of 1965
• Peter Pe (SPHS63) invited us to visit Inlay & Taunggyi in October 1965; Saw Phaungdaw-u Festival
• In mid 2010, took a Packaged Tour to Heho, Inlay & Taunggyi.
• In January 2020, visited Inlay as the last leg of the PSA tour.

The Ngapali Beach

Poem

• Famous Beach near Thadwe
• WPD
• Visited Ngapali three times
• With cousin & friends in the ‘60s
• With family in the ‘80s
• Guest Lecturer, Ngapali Luyechun Camp in ‘88

Till We Meet Again

Poem

• Dec ‘69
• Fifth SEAP Games hosted by Burma
• WPD

The United Nations

Poem

• United Nations Day
• October ‘69
• WPD
• U Thant : 3rd UNSG; 1st Asian UNSG

The Great Gandhiji

Poem

• Centennial of the Apostle of Non-violence
• Born Mohandas Gandhi, he was also called “Mahatma”
• October 1, 1969
• Working People’s Daily
• Chief Editor : U Ko Lay

To The Fallen Warrior

Poem

• Honoring the Sayadaws စာဆိုတော်များ writers who fought for Burma’s Independence
• Forward Magazine
• Chief Editor : Maung Thaw Ka (Bohmu Ba Thaw)
• Editor : U Sein Hla

Calendars

Article

• There are various Calendars.
• The Burmese Calendar is luni-solar, socio-religious calendar.
• BAPS Newsletter
• Chief Editor : Henry Lim
• Contributing Editor : Hla Min
• Revised versions published in my FB groups and my website hlamin.com

Sea Burial for Dr. Htay Lwin Nyo

Article

• Part-time Professor of Electrical Engineering, San Jose State University passed away alone at his home.
• Per request from the Professor & Head of EE Department, SJSU, 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
• BAPS Newsletter : Chief Editor — Henry Lim
• RIT Alumni International Newsletter : Chief Editor — Hla Min
• Memorial Page for Htay Lwin Nyo in the first ex-rit website : Webmaster — KMZ; Content Provider & Editor — Hla Min
• Revised versions published in my FB groups and my website hlamin.com

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• Contributor, Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore & Folklife

• Editor of selected Books, Newsletters & Projects

• Poems

• Poetic Art Series

• Translation of Articles, Poems & Short Stories

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