by Hla Min
Updated : Feb 2026
Invitation
Ivan Lee (M69) invited several 69ers to get together at his house in New Jersey around June-July of 2015. U Aung Myint and U Sein Tin could not make it to the 2015 mini-reunion.
Fred Thetgyi (M69)
- Lives in Philadelphia
- Joined the 2015 mini-reunion
- Drove most of the 1800+ mile trip in Ivan’s Mercedes
- Except when his batteries went out, he took pictures at the mini-reunion and the trip.
- He would appear only in a fraction of the photos, when someone else (Ivan, a waiter, or a stranger) took the photo.
New Jersey
- Main Host : Ivan
- Other hosts : Saya U Soe Paing & Daw Saw Yu Tint
- Ivan took us on a short trip to New York
- Ivan showed us around New Jersey
- For several years, Ivan had hosted the RIT-UCC Gathering with Saya Dr. Aung Gyi and Saya U Soe Paing as Guests of Honor.
- Photo shows two Sayas and six 69ers — Fred, TAG, HM, Alice, Toung / Tom and Ivan
Niagara Falls
- On the way to Canada
- Took photos from the US side & the Canada side
Windsor, Canada
- Host : Sayagyi U Aung Khin
- Saya patiently waited for our arrival.
- Saya let me and my spouse spend the night in his Guest room. Ivan and Fred stayed at a motel.
- Saya prepared Mohinga and Ah Kyaw for breakfast.
- He gave us mementos.
Toronto
- Brief sight seeing
- Saya Des Rodgers had earlier invited to drop by his house, but our schedule did not have slack time.
Napean, Canada
- Host: Sayagyi Dr. Aung Gyi & Daw Emma
- Saya drove us around Toronto
- We spent two nights at Saya’s house.
- Took a quick trip to Thousand Islands. Ma Ma Emma bought a gift for my Myee
Shrewberry, Massachussetts
- Hosts : Dr. Tun Aung Gyaw (EC69) & Daw Khin Maw Maw
- Since they were renovating their home, U TAG hosted us at a hotel.
- Visit MIT & Harvard University
Trumbull, Connecticut
- Hosts : U Toung (Tom, EC69) and Daw Khin Myint
- Visit Yale University
- Visit Pizza place frequented by the young Bill Clinton
Philadelphia
- Hosts : Fred Thetgyi (M69) & Eunice
- Dropped by to see Fred’s elder sister
- Visit Pake Forge and Liberty Bell;
- Visit my last remaining uncle U Thein Han in Maryland
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