Hundreds of middle and high school students in St. Paul Public Schools are learning the Karen language. It’s believed to be the first program of its kind in the country. The teaching of the Karen ...

Bethel University Sophomore Htee Wah Moo doesn't remember much of her life in Thailand. "I remember, like the school, and stuff like that," she said. While her memories are few, she's not alone in her ...

Karen people do not ask, "How are you?" Helena Asherin, a Karen refugee from Burma, said this is because they aren't doing well very often. But hopefully that is changing. More than 60 percent of ...

When Gib Tonnarmpech and her family were forced to leave their home in Thailand's Kaeng Krachan National Park by authorities, ...

The wooden homestay in a village near Mayabunder is one of the last of the Karen people's traditional homes in the Andaman Islands Upon exiting Port Blair airport in India's Andaman Islands I am met ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota refugee community is celebrating its new year by coming together in a big way, enjoying a two-day celebration of the Karen New Year. Originally from Burma, more than ...

Thailand is home to countless exotic delicacies but have you ever heard of eating ant eggs! The Karen tribe of Northern Thailand enjoys eating red ant eggs when in season, prepared steamed in bamboo ...

ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) -- It's Sunday afternoon at Baker Memorial United Methodist Church, and while most of its halls and rooms have emptied since the morning's services, the building is anything but ...