momo chang

I recently wrote a story for the East Bay Express about refugees from Burma who are now living in Oakland. A report out of San Francisco State University, headed by Professor Russell Jeung and in collaboration with Burma Refugee Family Network, indicates that this population continues to live in extreme poverty, with an unemployment rate [...]

Here’s my cover story in this week’s East Bay Express about new Burmese refugees — the Karenni people — and their struggles after arriving in the U.S. “Still Seeking Refuge: The East Bay’s new Burmese immigrants left their homes in Thai refugee camps only to find themselves in an even tougher spot — inner-city Oakland [...]