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1. Dear Ko Than Lwin
My comment for this Good Article
In United State - every township has 3 to 10 public library. In San Francisco public library, philipeno book
are displayed for barrowing. Of course, Chinese, Indian, Korean, Japan books also displayed in USA
publish library. Some Burmese tried to get permit to display Burmese book at Daily City, SF public library
and I don't know they success or not.
In Singapore, old Burmese and young Burmese setup a LPK Burmese Library in 2006 for barrow politic
& knowledge books. Their library located at Peninsula Plaza 4th floor. Young generation tried very hard
to survive this library. Yes, a lot of people barrow books with bar-code reader. Free of charge. Thank You
to volunteers.
Yes, bookself is easy to setup. Many library in overseas/ inside-Myanmar already completed by public
donation but barrow system is not successful. In Myanmar - I remember, public libraries were too many
by government in 1970, but now finished.
Europe countries, Japan, Korea .. they have many public libraries but south east asia countries Thai,
Malaysia, Vietnam .. i visited and unable to find public library.
Only Singapore has
1. Every Primary/Secondary schools have library , can barrow books. Government practise students to
read books at early young age.
2. Every Poly Technic (diploma) and University (degree) in Singapore has very large library. Student can
barrow free of charge.
3. Public Library, as this Ko Than Lwin's article 26 super libraries are located at whole Singapore

2. Link
http://moemaka.com/archives/39876

3. 1
To
Carol E. Simmons
Director, Daly City Public Library
Subject: To keep Burmese books in
Public Library Premise
Date: Nov 25, 2008
Subject: To keep Burmese books in Public Library Premise
Dear.
We explore the opportunity of Burmese book to keep in Daly City Public Library.
Reasons:
1. There are ~10,000 Burmese living in Daly City (bigger than other counties)
2. We do not have capacity to setup our own library.
3. Burma military junta has no democracy and no election for 46 years.
We are learning democracy via USA. One of the way to educate democracy is
“reading the democracy books” and “build a community”.
4. Need help .., following discussion agenda
a) History of Burmese migrate to USA
b) Our team and Burmese Community List in San Francisco Bay Area
c) Our proposal to keep Burmese book in Library primise

4. 2
Military government made Burma from "top 10 wealthiest country in Asia" to "Bottop 10 poorest country in the world"
in 46 years period. Since, 1988 most Burmese noticed "NO HOPE" and migrated to other countries. More than 3
millions Burmese migrated to neighboring country (Thai, Malaysia, Singapore) and developed countries (US, Japan,
Australia, Korea ..etc). In Sept 2007, a hugh Buddhist Monk uprising was brutally oppressed by killing them. May
2008, Nargis Cyclone destroyed lower Burma by killing 200,000 people and 2 millions homeless. Military government
afraid off US, UN and ban all aids to affected area. Mean let his own people die in hunger is better than losing their
power. US, UN has no choice, what they can do is "accepting Burmese as refugees in US, EU countries"... Following
table showed "Burmese refugees are top of US acceptance .. 20% of 48,281 refugees in US (2007) are Burmese.
What we can do is "In God We Trust" as a Christian Burmese. As a Christian and Muslim, "It is God will" and as a
Buddhist, it is "Shay-Kutho".
Our team already opened library in Japan & Singapore
Tokyo, Japan www.moethaukkye.com Burmese Library, Singapore www.monywa.org/witmone
Patron Team
1. Dr. Salai Tun Than
(408) 655 7349 drsalaitt@gmail.com Retired Professor
First Degree - B.Sc (Agriculture) 1949-53 in Mandalay, Burma
Selected as state scholar and studied in USA
M.S in Agronomy in the University of Georgia in Athens , USA 1954-55
P.hD University of Wisconsin, USA 1955-1959
Post Doctorial Fellow - University of Florida, USA 1961
Processor & Dean (retired) of Yezin Agricultural University, Burma 1959-90
Imprisoned 7 years for peaceful demonstration in front of the Rangoon City Hall 2001
Tji Hak-Soon, “Justice and Peace” award honored in Korea 2007
2. Hla Min
(408) 655 7349 u.hla.min@gmail.com IT Professional
Frist Degree – B.E. (EC), Rangon Institue of Technology, Burma
M.Sc. (Computer Science), Rangoon University, Burma
MCS, Rice University, Texas, USA
3. Dr. Khin Aye Win
(650) 515 8450 juejuesan@hotmail.com Phamacy Consultant
First Degree – MBBS, Rangoon, Institue of Medicine 1, Burma 1984
Practised as MD (Public Medical Doctor in Rangon),
4. Helen A. Lee
(415) 573 8827 helen_notary@yahoo.com Assessment
Appeals Board, SFGOV Assessment Appeals Board, SFGOV

5. 3
Bay Area Burmese (Myanmar) Organizations
No. Name No. Name
1 BAA (Burmese American Association) 28 Fremont Myanmar Christian Fellowship
2 BAPS (Burmese American Professionals Society) 29 Oakland Burmese Mission Baptist Church (OBMBC)
3 USBMA (United States Burmese Medical Association) 30 Burmese Christian Family Fellowship of Bay Area (BCFF)
4 MCUSA (Myanmar Community USA Inc.) 31 East bay Burmese Chrisian fellowship
5 BADA (Burmese American Democratic Alliance) 32 FBBC(SF)
6 BAWA (Burmese American Women’s Alliance) 33 BCCC(San Jose)
7 Burmese American Dental Association 34 DC Rhino Soccer Team (Daly City Youths)
8 Theravada Kappiya Karaka 35 MSC (Myanmar Student Club) Soccer Team
9 Theravada Dhamma Society 36 Yadana Gonyee Dhamma Class (Fremont Youths)
10 San Francisco Myanmar Taxi Drivers Association 37 Theravada Buddhist Youth Group (TBYG)
11 BYA (Burmese Youth Association) 38 Myat Cedanar Group (Fremont)
12 BSC (Burmese Student Club -City College of San Francisco) 39 Moemaka Media Group
13 MSA (Myanmar Student Association – San Jose State University) 40 Mandalay Gazette Team
14 Buremese Club (Berkeley) 41 Burmese Classic Team
15 Westmoor High School Burmese Club 42 BACO (Burmese American Community Outreach)
16 Sasana Moli (International Burmese Monks Organization) 43 BASES
17 Waytandayar Foundation 44 RIT Alumi International
18 Kachin Today Group (USA) 45 TBSA (Therava Buddhist Society of America)
19 Overseas Kachin Christians for Burma ( OKCB ) 46 MABA (Myanmar American Buddhist Association)
20 Karen Fellowship 47 Sae Taw Win II Dhamma Center Family
21 Arakanese Community Association California 48 Northern California Vipassana Association - Dhamma Manda
22 Chin Group 49 Taungpulu
23 Shan Group 50 Kusalakari
24 Sino Burmese Buddhist Association 51 Tahtagata
25 88 Students (Exile) 52 Alowtawpyie
26 Oakland Burmese Student Association 53 Yadanar Nyan Yaung
27 DPNS 54 Immanuel Myanmar Church
Proposal
1. We will provide books.
a) start with ~200 good books about Burmese culture and demoncracy.
b) We will volunteer if need
2. We get space (eg. A book shelf) and manage our volunteers to minimise library
maintenance time.
a) Not necessary to register under Library system.
In/out book is free of library sensor
b) Book record will be manual card system.
Catalog will be volunteer by Burmese labor
c) Barrow book / return book is self-system.
Any library member can barrow free of charge.
(Public Library membership is free of charge in USA)
d) Burmese volunteer to maintain and cleanness of catalog/book arrangement/
card system.. etc
Presented by Zaw Aung
(347) 425 3421 uzawaung@gmail.com Semiconductor Engineer
Frist Degree – BE (Electronic), Rangoon Institute of Technology 1985

6. Gmail - Some Burmese reference Books for Public Library https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=166fffad03&view=pt&q...
M. Zaw Aung <uzawaung@gmail.com>
Some Burmese reference Books for Public Library
Tim Birch <tbirch@dalycity.org> Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 6:52 AM
To: "M. Zaw Aung" <uzawaung@gmail.com>
Hello Joseph,
Please call Perla at the Bayanihan Cultural Center at 650-992-9110 on Wednesday (tomorrow) morning to discuss
their housing your materials. Carol Simmons spoke with Perla earlier today and Perla is expecting your call.
Thank you very much,
Tim
From: M. Zaw Aung [mailto:uzawaung@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 1:43 PM
To: Tim Birch
Subject: Some Burmese reference Books for Public Library
Dear Tim
Thanks for working on City approval .. Mean time, can you help for following action.
To display at ref. section ~ 10 books... is that be not required by City approval...
See link (some books)
http://monywa.org/witmone/family/financial/leisure/reference.books.htm
With Faithfully
Joseph
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7. Gmail - Some Burmese reference Books for Public Library https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=166fffad03&view=pt&q...
M. Zaw Aung <uzawaung@gmail.com>
Some Burmese reference Books for Public Library
Tim Birch <tbirch@dalycity.org> Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 6:54 AM
To: "M. Zaw Aung" <uzawaung@gmail.com>
Hello Joseph,
Please see more specific information below.
Sorry,
Tim
From: Tim Birch
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 2:52 PM
To: 'M. Zaw Aung'
Subject: RE: Some Burmese reference Books for Public Library
Hello Joseph,
Please call Perla at the Bayanihan Cultural Center at 650-992-9110 on Wednesday (tomorrow) morning at 10 am to
discuss their housing your materials. Carol Simmons spoke with Perla earlier today and Perla is expecting your call.
Thank you very much,
Tim
From: M. Zaw Aung [mailto:uzawaung@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 1:43 PM
To: Tim Birch
Subject: Some Burmese reference Books for Public Library
Dear Tim
Thanks for working on City approval .. Mean time, can you help for following action.
To display at ref. section ~ 10 books... is that be not required by City approval...
See link (some books)
http://monywa.org/witmone/family/financial/leisure/reference.books.htm
With Faithfully
Joseph
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8. Gmail - Some Burmese reference Books for Public Library https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=166fffad03&view=pt&q...
M. Zaw Aung <uzawaung@gmail.com>
Some Burmese reference Books for Public Library
Tim Birch <tbirch@dalycity.org> Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 6:47 AM
To: "M. Zaw Aung" <uzawaung@gmail.com>
Hello Joseph,
Thank you for your message.
At present, Carol is trying to get in touch with a representative from another cultural group in Daly City. This group
already has space in our community and we are trying to find out if they would be interested in housing your
collection. We are hopeful that they will be able to accommodate. If they are, I imagine you would want them to
have the reference collection as well as the rest of your materials housed there. If you are still interested in having
us house your reference collection, we would need you to donate those books to the Daly City Public Library. If that
is acceptable, we would need to know which neighborhood has the most interested/largest Burmese population, so
we could decide which branch library should house the reference collection.
Please let me know what you decide.
Thank you very much,
Tim
From: M. Zaw Aung [mailto:uzawaung@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 1:43 PM
To: Tim Birch
Subject: Some Burmese reference Books for Public Library
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9. Gmail - Burmese Language Book Collection https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=166fffad03&view=pt&q...
M. Zaw Aung <uzawaung@gmail.com>
Burmese Language Book Collection
Tim Birch <tbirch@dalycity.org> Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 9:04 AM
To: uzawaung@gmail.com
Cc: Carol Simmons <csimmons@dalycity.org>
Hello Joseph,
As promised, I discussed housing the Burmese Language Book Collection at the Daly City Library with Carol
Simmons as well as the supervising library staff and other librarians.
Carol is going to speak with City Management in an effort to procure some space elsewhere in Daly City to house
your collection. We do not believe that housing the collection in a public library makes sense at this time since the
materials are privately owned.
We will be in touch in the near future with an update concerning space availability.
Thank you and take care,
Tim
Timothy Birch
Assistant to the Director
Daly City Public Library
40 Wembley Drive
Daly City, CA 94015
650-991-8237
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