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ENGL 6750, Summer 2015: Voices: Karen Refugees in Cache Valley, Utah: Pyo Nwe

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Pyo Nwe is a Karen refugee from Karen and currently lives in Logan, Utah.

Pyo Nwe

Interviewed: May 18, 2015

Interviewer: Bethany Hanks

Pyo Nwe (pronounced "Pyo Noy") is a 37-year-old wife and mother of five children. In 1997, at the age of sixteen, she went to the Mae La Refugee camp. She met her husband and had four of her five children in the camp. In 2008, she and her family left the refugee camp and went to Salt Lake City, Utah. They currently live in Logan, Utah, and her husband works at JBS.

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The transcript from Pyo Nwe's interview.

CVRP_Pyo_Nwe_2015May18_Hanks_A.mp3

The audio of the interview with Pyo Nwe.

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Pyo Nwe and her son during the interview.

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Pyo Nwe and her son during the interview.

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Pyo Nwe during the interview.

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Pyo Nwe, her son, and Chit Moe (translater) during the intervew.

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USU students Bethany Hanks and Wes Van de Water interviewing Pyo Nwe. Chit Moe and her son are also pictured.

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Pyo Nwe in her home in Logan, Utah.