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One of Ka Mar's several award certificates. Ka Mar recieved this award when he and his family were living in Salt Lake City, Utah, before moving to Cache Valley, Logan, Utah. The award reads: ""Westgate Park City Resort & Spa Awards this Certificate…
Kin Mar Cho's (Ka Mar's mother) Burmese clothing patterns hung on the north wall of the living room, next to and above her sewing machine. East of Khin Mar Cho�s sewing machine there was a plastic basket, slightly visible here, with several different…
Ka Mar holds Thanaka while his daughter Ma Se Ma applies some Thanaka to her face. I had asked Ka Mar what the designs were on the youth and his wife's face when we arrived at the apartment. The youth, including Ma Se Ma, had applied a swirl on each…
Ka Mar holds his daughter Ma Se Ma as he poses with one of several award certificates.
Photograph of Ka Mar and wife Sa De Da and daughter Ma Se Ma in the front room of Ka Mar's apartment. We took several photos of of Ka Mar and his wife and daughter in this pose. Ma Se Ma decided to gesture in the way you see here for the photograph.…
Burmese translator Har Be Bar takes down names of those present at the interview. Maung Maung, her younger brother, came to the apartment after the interview was over. Seated on the left of Har Be Bar is Sa Da De, Ka Mar's wife, and to the right of…
Interview with Ka Mar, a Burmese Muslim refugee on May 15, 2015. Also present, Ka Mar's mom, Khin Mar Cho, his wife and daughter. We are at their apartment in Logan, Utah.
"Overview of the Kunama section of the Shimelba Refugee Camp in Northern Ethiopia." Taken from wikimedia for use in the Eritrean voices exhibit.
The Burmese army surrenders at the end of the Third Anglo-Burmese War, and Britain fully takes over, 1885.
Maung Maung playing with his blue tent. He is wearing a white shirt and a big smile. He is in a crouched position by the couch.
In Har Be Bar's front room, David Giles sits on the blue couch, Maung Maung, in a green shirt sits at his feet. David is looking down. There are colorful posters on the wall behind him.
This is the Broken window in the front room of Har Be Bar's home. It was accidentally broken, Butit took over three weeks to get fixed.
Maung Maung playing with the recording equipment while Cami Dilg supervises. Smiles. Maung Maung speaks into the microphone.
This is a painting by Har Be Bar called the Lonely Rose. It hangs on the wall in her living room. It is a painting of a red rose and a hand and it has burmese writing on it with the title.
This photo is of shoes on a rack in the front room at Har Be Bar's home. It is custom to remove your shoes at the door and this is the tidy way which her family organizes the shoes.
This photo is of colorful flowers and fruit that is typical of the posters that adorn the Burmese Muslim families we interviewed.
Har Be Bar is wearing an emerald green shirt, Maung Maung is applying make up to Cami Dilg. Cami has ther earphones on and the microphone is on the table. In the background is a colorful poster.
Har Be Bar is wearing an emerald green shirt and is smiling. She is playful with her little brother Maung Maunt and David Giles arm can be seen to the left of the picture. They are in Har Be Bar's living room.
Har Be Bar and Maung Maung are demonstrating how to put on burmese make up.
Cami Dilg has on the recordist earphones, Maung Maung has on a white shirt and is looking down. Behind Cami, is Maung Maung's blue tent that he set up while we were there.
This picture is of Har Be Bar and Maung Maung showing us how to apply the Burmese make up made out of wood.
Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Berhane reads the forms to Seltene because the translation is difficult.
Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Hilary is signing the Tigrinya copy of the release forms and requires some translation from Berhane.
Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Berhane talking again about the translation of the release forms and showing examples of words that are no longer recognized in modern Eritrean Tigrinya.
Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Seltene is filling out the release forms in his native language.
Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Vertical Portrait of Seltene for archives.
Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Landscape Portrait of Seltene for archives.
Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, While Berhane translates, Seltene sits silently.
Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Hilary is out of shot asking a question for Berhane to translate to Seltene.
Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Seltene speaks softly of his life in Eritrea.
Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Hilary asks about life in Eritrea.
Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Berhane translates the question Hilary just asked to Seltene.
Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Berhane notes here that the Tigrinya translation is using a defunct form of the language, indicating that the translator is likely Ethiopian.
Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Photographs taken before the beginning of the recording so as not to distract the audio.
Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Seltene and Berhane Reading the Release Forms Provided in Tigrinya.
Kahsay Berhe Gebremedhin is signing the release form while Berhane Debesai Abraha looks on.
Berhane Debesai Abraha is explaining the release form to Kahsay Berhe Gebremedhin. He is pointing something out on the paper and appears to be talking. Kahsay holds a pen.
Magen Olsen breaking down the mic stand after the interview was finished. Kahsay Berhe Gebremedhin (center) and Berhane Debesai Abraha are also in the picture.
Another shot of a room in the Logan Library, with a wall with the paintings and one with a clock. Facing the camera L to R: Kahsay Berhe Gebremedhin and Berhane Debesai Abraha, Backs to the camera L to R: Magen Olsen, Heidi Williams (w/ headphones).
Another shot of a room in the Logan Library, with a wall with the door/window and one with a clock. Pictured (L to R): Heidi Williams, Magen Olsen, Kahsay Berhe Gebremedhin, Berhane Debesai Abraha.
Kahsay Berhe Gebremedhin and Berhane Debesai Abraha are pictured. It appears that Berhane is talking, probably translating something Kahsay said, as Kahsay sits quietly. Magen Olsen's hand can be seen holding a pen.
Kahsay Berhe Gebremedhin sits in the center of the picture. He doesn't appear to be talking but from the way Magen Olsen and Berhane Debesai Abraha are looking at him, it appears he may have recently finished or is about to start. The last two are in…
This is a meeting room in the Logan Library. Walls pictured have a door/whiteboard and one with a door/window, through which books are visible. The picture has (from L to R) Heidi Williams, Magen Olsen, Kahsay Berhe Gebremedhin, and Berhane Debesai…
Kahsay Berhe Gebremedhin is speaking during the interview while Magen Olsen and Berhane Debesai Abraha watch him attentively. There are a couple paintings in the background.
Kahsay Berhe Gebremedhin (interviewee) sits at the interview while someone else is talking. This photo is slightly zoomed out compared to the first one.