Ko Tin Maung Win (C86) is President of NorCal RITAA
Ko Yu Ket (EC85) is EC of NorCal RITAA. He provided various kinds of assistance to our family over the years.
We had a Lunch gathering.
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Dana for Grace
Grace passed away a year ago in Singapore. She succumbed to Cancer.
In her memory, Ko Tint Lwin / Daniel (M69) donated to Shwe Yaung Hnin Si Cancer Foundation.
DTL
Ma San San & Ko Myint Swe
Ma San San (EC74) and Ko Myint Swe (EP74) are super Chefs.
They enjoy Cooking and Entertaining Friends.
They hosted several gatherings.
SS MS 1SS MS 2SS MS 3Gathering at MS & SS
Ma Ma Ruby (GBNF)
She is my cousin.
On July 19, 2026, Dr. Win Hlaing / Ruby passed away at the age of 94.
She has two sons and a daughter.
Ma RubyMa Ruby & Kim
William Aung
Dentist / Specialist
Son of Ko Htay Aung / Victor (EC80, UCC) and Tin Tin Hlaing (UCC)
Received a Presentation Award
William
Uzin U Chan Min
Represented Institute of Economics in Chinlon and Rowing
Worked for EPC before moving to USA
After retirement, he became a monk at Dhammananda Vihara, Half Moon Bay, California
Uzin Chan Min
Toastmasters
I am a DTM (Distinguished Toastmaster).
I completed CC, ACB, ACS, ACG, CL, ACL, ACG and activities (e.g Club Coach; Contests at Club, Area & Division; Ambassador)
The photo was taken at a Halloween-themed Toastmasters Meeting
Toastmasters
PSA Tour
I was invited to join the PSA (Professional Speakers Association) Tour to Upper Burma
The tour covered six cities
Professional Speakers Association
Saw Lin (C71, GBNF)
In 2012, I made two trips to Yangon to coordinate with the Organizers of SPZP-2012
Ko Saw Lin hosted a Welcome Dinner. Attendees include Ko Ohn Khine (M70), Saya Ko Aung (C70), Ko Khin Maung Myint (ChE71) and Ma Mai Khin Nyunt / Rosie (ChE71)
Saw Lin
Texas
Ko San Lin / Robert (EC73) and Ma Hla Myint (EC73) hosted us in Dallas, Texas. They showed us around the Dallas area.
Dr. Ba Han (SPHS66, Psychiatrist) and Tin Tin Aye / Lillian (T72) hosted the rest of the Trip. He loves driving. He took us to Temple to see our common niece Dr. Khine Zin Oo and Myo.
Ma Khine and Maung Myo took us to Austin.
Ko Ba Han took us to Houston, San Antonio and a Texas border
With Dr. Ba Han
East Coast, USA
Ivan invited us to visit him in New Jersey. He hosted a gathering for RIT & UCC alumni. He also organized a whirlwind trip to Canada and East Coast. He provided his car and gas. Fred drove most of the trip and also took photos.
Massachusetts : Dr. Tun Aung Gyaw (EC69)
Connecticut : Ko Toung (EC69)
New Jersey & New York : Ivan Lee (M69)
Philadelphia & Maryland : Fred Thetgyi (M69)
Fred, Ivan Ivan, TAG
Steeve Kay (EC70, GBNF)
He is an entrepreneur and philanthropist.
He hosted several gatherings in Southern California.
The photo was taken at the party to celebrate 40th Anniversary of Steeve’s arrival in the USA.
Steeve’s party
RIT 69ers
1999 : 30th Anniversary of Graduation
2009 : 40th Anniversary of Graduation
2014 : Golden Jubilee of Admission to RIT
2019 : Golden Jubilee of Graduation
30th Anniversary
69ers had Monthly Breakfast Gathering (usually at Royal Rose Restaurant). There are hosts to celebrate Birthdays and Anniversaries
With U Maung Maung Win
Singapore
Danny (M69) and Emma (ChE70) hosted Htein Win / Chauk Pay (M70), who was visiting from Canada
Emma, Danny, Chauk Pay
NorCal RITAA
NorCal RITAA
Interview
by Mandalay Gazette
Interview
Oldies
EP EC 85 Reunion in Bangkok
Bangkok
Saya U Tin Htut
With U Tin Htut
SF Bay Area Literary Talk
With Alice
SPZP-2000
Organizers
Embassy Suites Hotel near SFO International airport
October 2000
SPZP-2000
Dana Sri Lanka co-founder
Emma MyintU San Tun With Benny 2015 LA Reunion iNapa WineryNote bookSF Bay Area Alumni AdvisoryEmbassy Suites 2000Welcome U Soe Paing
Books
Kyi Thin Kyi Thin 2HMEE CDProcess of Consciousness and Matter
Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint (SPHS60) receives books from his former students and from his god-children.
He received a book from Professor Dr. Nyunt Thein.
Dr. Nyunt Thein proposed to have some (if not all) of the examinations for MRCP to be held in Burma.
Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint wrote :
Due to Nyunt Thein’s efforts, all parts of the exam are being conducted in Rangoon and Mandalay.
Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint wrote :
I am so fortunate that books written by my former students are either given to me by the authors or bought for me by my niece Hnin Wit Yee or Min Thet Aung.
I got a signed copy of “The Female Voice of Myanmar” by Nilanjana Sengupta, translated into Burmese, by Myae Hmone Lwin. It was given to me by Ma Thida.
The book consist of articles about and by four eminent lady Burmese writers and activists: Ludu Daw Ah Mar, Daw Khin Myo Chit, Daw Aung San Su Kyi and my “daughter writer” Ma Thida (San Gyaung).
Please do not say that I am biased towards my daughter but I read the articles on Daw Ah Mar, Daw Khin Myo Chit and Daw Sung Dan Su Kyi once only but read and reread the articles by and on Ma Thida about three times or more.
Coming from a family whose members were at different times and at different lengths of incarceration by the military government, each article about Ma Thida in prison brought back sad memories of my own family. I had to pause even in the middle of each article as such memories flooded my mind.
From a very young age Ma Thida stand out among her contemporaries . A multifaceted person with deep attitudes and understanding of right and wrong, justice and injustice, tears welled up in my eyes reading what she went through in prison, and had to stop reading after going through some incidents described by her in the book.
I am happy and very proud that she can be what she is now, an activist, feminist, author and running PEN Myanmar and many more.
This book must be read in Burmese as in any other language, much would be lost in translation.
My poem “The United Nations” was published in the Forward Magazine on November 1, 1969.
The UN Day is celebrated in October.
Received fifteen kyats for my poem.
U Thant served as the 3rd Secretary General of the United Nations. First Asian to be elected UNSG. Succeeded Daj Hammerjold, who perished in a plane crash.
U Thant earlier served as the Permanent Representative of Burma to the UN. He was preceded and succeeded by James Barrington (ICS, RUBC Gold).
Laughter is the best medicine — feature in Reader’s Digest
Need less nerves to smile than to frown
A cartoon a day keeps the blues away
Comics & Cartoons have no age boundaries
Comics
During our times, we read
Beano
Dandy
Topper
Beezer
Film Fun
Joke & Humor book(s) : D. S. Saluja had 200+
Annual & Special Edition
Can be bought from book shops like Smart & Mookerdam
BSPP era saw the publication of Shwe Thway & Teza
Early Cartoonists
Published in newspapers, magazines & books
To name a few
Shwe Ta Lay
U Ba Gyan
U Heng Soon
U Aung Shein
U Pe Thein
U Than Kywe
U Ba Htwe
U Kyaw San (“Ka Sa”) …
The “Cartoon Festival” was held in U Ba Gyan Street (around Tazaung Daing).
In the mid 1950s, there was a rift between the two factions of AFPFL. Some cartoonists took sides and a “price war” started. The cartoons, which sold for 60 pyas were then given away at bargain prices (any where between 10 and 50 pyas).
About a decade ago, my spouse paid K10,000 for a copy of “old” cartoons published in the Rangoon Times. Some are political satire.
RIT Cartoon Box
Cartoon Box
Started by U Myint Pe (M72) & team with the Patronage of Saya U Khin Maung Phone Ko (“Phone Ko”, C64) and Saya U Aung Myint (Kyant Ba Hone, Pet69)
Myint Pe (Center)
“Phone Ko” was known for his Vietnam cartoons
U Khin Maung Phone Ko
“Kyant Ba Hone” looked like “Nick Kelly”, but the contents are different.
Ko Kyant (3rd from Left)
Maintained by three (or more) generations of Cartoon Boxers
Cartoon Box was “ordered to close” after 1988
History of the Cartoon Box is published in the Swel Daw Yeik Magazine for SPZP-2012
Collection of RIT Cartoons was published in time for SPZP-2012
Pamphlet of RIT Cartoons distributed at Shwe YaDu in 2014 and SPZP-2016
Some (e.g. “Aw Pi Kye”) became professional cartoonists and exhibited their works in Myanmar and beyond (e.g. Asian Cartoon Exhibition)
RIT Main Gate was named “U Lu Paw” (at the suggestion of Ko Win Thein (M67))
U Myint Soe (C68, GBNF) & U Myint Thein (M69, GBNF) are fondly called Maung Kabar
