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Myanmar

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    PeaceJam founders on the time they helped Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys get an audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the '90s

    While we've been mourning the untimely passing of Adam Yauch (aka MCA) of the Beastie Boys last week and reminiscing about the act's shows in Denver, we've learned that the musician/activist had pretty interesting ties to our city beyond playing here nearly a dozen times over the past two decades. B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    They Call It Myanmar, in Denver tomorrow, lifts the curtain on the people of Burma

    Colorado is home to more than two thousand refugees from Burma, an isolated country in southeast Asia. Among them is Drucie Bathin, the head of the Colorado Rangers Organization, which works on the model of refugees helping refugees, and the subject of our cover story, "A World Away." And what is it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Emily Griffith program to teach job skills to refugees to graduate 1,000th student today

    www.egos-school.com​ Five years ago, teachers at the Emily Griffith Technical College Language Learning Center, which offers free English classes to refugees, recognized a problem: Even when refugees landed jobs, they had trouble holding onto them. "We noticed that they were lacking in America ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Refugees in Colorado: How many are here, and where do they come from?

    In 2010, Colorado welcomed 2,367 refugees from around the world. That's more than in 2009, when 2,157 refugees were resettled here, but fewer than in 1980, when 4,200 refugees made Colorado their new home. So where do these refugees come from -- and why? As explained in the cover story "A World Awa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Burma: A primer on recent political changes in the country also known as Myanmar

    The government of Burma (also known as Myanmar) is undergoing a transformation of sorts. As explained in this week's cover story, "A World Away," Burma has been a dangerous place for decades due to civil wars and the oppressive policies of the former ruling military junta. In the past year, a new no ... More >>

  • News

    January 12, 2012

    Local refugees from Burma would be lost without Drucie Bathin

    The government of Burma (also known as Myanmar) is undergoing a transformation of sorts. As explained in this week's cover story, "A World Away," Burma has been a dangerous place for decades due to civil wars and the oppressive policies of the former ruling military junta. In the past year, a new no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Video: Teenage refugees from Burma perform a traditional dance for the New Year

    This week's cover story, "A World Away," tells the story of Drucie Bathin, a 46-year-old refugee from Burma who has made it her life's work to help other, newer refugees. She has a soft spot for the teenagers. To help them connect to their heritage, and stay out of trouble, she plays chauffeur and c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    Five restaurant concepts I'd love to see in Denver

    Nopalito​I did some traveling this summer, and I used each trip as an opportunity to eat my way through a city. Frequently, I'd note, with smug superiority, that we do certain things just as well -- or better -- in Denver. But there were also moments when I was gullet-deep in some delicious mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    New park, community garden to grow -- with neighbors' input -- in vacant lot in East Colfax

    ​ It started with a vacant lot. But where others saw a scrubby, rectangular piece of land strewn with rocks and broken glass, the refugees living in the adjacent apartments saw a soccer field and a gathering place and spot to grow vegetables. On Monday, the city Parks and Recreation Department ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    Super Mario is back: Our new release picks for December 7, 2010

    ​New releases are an excellent option for holiday gifts, because unless you're out shopping for someone who buys, rather literally, everything the day of release, you can almost be guaranteed that it's something they don't already have. We've got a good wide-ranging selection of stuff this wee ... More >>

  • News

    November 4, 2010

    Sixteen years after his death, not-so-famous novelist John Williams is finding his audience

    ​New releases are an excellent option for holiday gifts, because unless you're out shopping for someone who buys, rather literally, everything the day of release, you can almost be guaranteed that it's something they don't already have. We've got a good wide-ranging selection of stuff this wee ... More >>

  • News

    August 26, 2010

    What makes us laugh? Professor Peter McGraw thinks he's found the answer to one of humanity's greatest questions

    ​New releases are an excellent option for holiday gifts, because unless you're out shopping for someone who buys, rather literally, everything the day of release, you can almost be guaranteed that it's something they don't already have. We've got a good wide-ranging selection of stuff this wee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Mile High Music Festival: Ozomatli on activism and working under the Bush administration

    ​ This is distinctly American music. Working with a lineup that's fluctuated between six and ten and has included members of Jurassic 5, Ozomatli has for some fifteen years been blending Latin rhythms and hip-hop influences for a sound that's as big as it is varied and multicultural. The U.S. ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 31, 2009

    Not a Pretty Picture

    ​ This is distinctly American music. Working with a lineup that's fluctuated between six and ten and has included members of Jurassic 5, Ozomatli has for some fifteen years been blending Latin rhythms and hip-hop influences for a sound that's as big as it is varied and multicultural. The U.S. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2009

    Five reasons to take in the Boulder International Film Festival

    Nothing classes up a film festival like Chevy Chase. For details on this week's Boulder International Film Festival, go to bouldertheater.com, and check westword.com/slideshow next week for photos from the event. Our Boulder International Film Festival top five: 1. Be less poor. If you're like ev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2008

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, October 17 edition

    Nothing classes up a film festival like Chevy Chase. For details on this week's Boulder International Film Festival, go to bouldertheater.com, and check westword.com/slideshow next week for photos from the event. Our Boulder International Film Festival top five: 1. Be less poor. If you're like ev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2008

    Last Night... Flobots and RJD2 @ DU's May Day Music Fest

    Nothing classes up a film festival like Chevy Chase. For details on this week's Boulder International Film Festival, go to bouldertheater.com, and check westword.com/slideshow next week for photos from the event. Our Boulder International Film Festival top five: 1. Be less poor. If you're like ev ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 3, 2008

    Going Local

    Nothing classes up a film festival like Chevy Chase. For details on this week's Boulder International Film Festival, go to bouldertheater.com, and check westword.com/slideshow next week for photos from the event. Our Boulder International Film Festival top five: 1. Be less poor. If you're like ev ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 14, 2008

    African Delight

    Culture abounds at the fifth annual African Extravaganza.

  • Film

    January 31, 2008

    Soldier On

    Twenty years later, our one-man military machine’s still going Rambo.

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2007

    Last Night ... The Cult, Action Action @ Fillmore Auditorium

    Twenty years later, our one-man military machine’s still going Rambo.

  • News

    October 11, 2007

    Porn in the USA

    I could write a book about the smut I’ve seen at the library.

  • Dining

    July 19, 2007

    Ling & Louie’s Asian Bar and Grill

    Randy Schoch delivers Chinese treats with an American twist.

  • Dining

    February 15, 2007

    US Thai

    This little storefront curries favor with fans of Thai food.

  • Music

    January 4, 2007

    The Year the Superstar DJ Died

    Dinosaurs rule the dance floors no more.

  • News

    September 21, 2006

    Speak Your Peace

    Some very Nobel intentions pay off.

  • News

    July 6, 2006

    A Nobel Calling

    In just two months, change starts here. In Denver. No joke.

  • Music

    March 9, 2006

    Moore Substance

    Youth and success are relative to Thurston Moore.

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2005

    Let Us Prey

    Alan Clements uses Spiritually Incorrect to skewer modern hype.

  • Film

    July 28, 2005

    Bombs and Bikinis

    Stealth aims low and hits its mark.

  • Calendar

    November 11, 2004

    Talking Shop

    Gifts for Yuletide reach high tide

  • Calendar

    August 19, 2004

    Wiley the Wily Artist

    William T. Wiley’s art spans six quicksilver decades.

  • Music

    April 29, 2004

    Mission of Burma and Challenger

    ONoffON (Matador)

  • Calendar

    May 15, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    ONoffON (Matador)

  • News

    December 26, 2002

    You Must Remember This

    Holy smokes! Only those with burning ambition will survive the 2002 Year in Review quiz.

  • News

    July 11, 2002

    Off Limits

    Orange you glad to see me?

  • News

    June 13, 2002

    Off Limits

    Fire up your brainpan

  • Music

    May 31, 2001

    Birds of a Feder

    Classical acoustician Janet Feder takes flight with a flock of musical surprises.

  • Culture

    August 10, 2000

    Strange Ways

    Unusual mediums are showcased at the Bayeux Gallery and the Foothills Art Center.

  • Culture

    February 24, 2000

    A Little of Everything

    A plethora of shows highlight the diversity of the Colorado aesthetic.

  • News

    May 20, 1999

    Letters

    A plethora of shows highlight the diversity of the Colorado aesthetic.

  • Calendar

    November 12, 1998

    Peace Pipeline

    How a couple of "average, flawed people" are jammin' till the jam is through.

  • News

    August 6, 1998

    Letters

    How a couple of "average, flawed people" are jammin' till the jam is through.

  • News

    July 30, 1998

    The Final Frontier

    In the deadly race to circle the globe in a balloon, team Re/Max plans to rise above the crowd. But can a bold ego go where no man has gone before?

  • Calendar

    June 4, 1998

    Travels With Sweeney

    In the deadly race to circle the globe in a balloon, team Re/Max plans to rise above the crowd. But can a bold ego go where no man has gone before?

  • News

    July 3, 1997

    A Native Is Restless

    Weary Denver computer programmer Thom Lancy dreams of retracing the Kon-tiki expedition to the South Seas.

  • Film

    December 27, 1995

    THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL

    Weary Denver computer programmer Thom Lancy dreams of retracing the Kon-tiki expedition to the South Seas.

  • Film

    August 30, 1995

    BURMA KNAVE

    Weary Denver computer programmer Thom Lancy dreams of retracing the Kon-tiki expedition to the South Seas.

  • News

    May 10, 1995

    THEY'RE NUMBER 1

    THEY'VE SURRENDERED THEIR OLD HOME, BUT MEMBERS OF VFW POST #1 STILL HAVE PLENTY OF FIGHT LEFT IN THEM.

  • Calendar

    November 23, 1994

    THRILLS

    THEY'VE SURRENDERED THEIR OLD HOME, BUT MEMBERS OF VFW POST #1 STILL HAVE PLENTY OF FIGHT LEFT IN THEM.

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