Myat Htoo (C68)

by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

Uni Days

• Attended I.Sc at Mandalay University
• Graduated with Civil Engineering in 1968
• Joined Faculty
• Moved to the USA

• Spouse : Daw Hnin Maung Maung / Ma Ku
  

Activities

• Founding member of RIT Alumni International

• Master of Ceremonies for SPZP-2000
• Wrote about the SPZP-2000 experience in the Post Reunion series.

• Founding member of NorCal RITAA.
• Chair of BOD (Board of Directors).
• One of the hosts for NorCal RITAA meetings. He would invite the attendees to take a boat ride on the nearby man-made lake. Would also arrange a karaoke session.

• Past President of Burmese American Democratic Alliance (BADA)
• President of Theravada Buddhist Society of America (TBSA) for a decade. Led the procession for the scattering of ashes of Sayadaw U Silananda into the San Francisco Bay near the Golden Gate Bridge.

Lost Neikan RIT

• Wrote a parody on “Pyauk Sone Nay Thaw Neikban Bon” (the song by Sai Kham Leik and Sai Htee Saing).

• Played the Ukelele and sang the song described above at the 2015 Alumni Reunion in Los Angeles.

Donation

• Donated Life Vests to 20 teachers in the town of Paletwa in Chin Special Division, Myanmar.
• The teachers risked their lives daily crossing Kaladan river to teach children on the other side of the town.
• One teacher was killed in a boat mishap in surging waters during heavy rains. A life jacket would have saved her life.

Golden Jubilee

On May 20, 2018, the BOD (Board of Directors) and EC (Executive Committee) members of NorCal RITAA threw a surprise party to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of U Myat Htoo (C68, Chair of BOD) and Daw Hnin Maung Maung (Ma Ku, “Nyima Lay”).

According to Saya, he was the youngest in his family and wanted a younger sibling (preferably a sister).

He found an innocent 9 year old neighbor (and family friend).

Ten years later, they tied the knot.

Memories