Approximately one million people have died, and most of them were educators and landlords. More than fifty years ago, peasants were the largest population in China. Soon after, the founder father of People’s Republic of China, Mao Zedong, advocated social equality. He thought that people should own equal lands regardless of the amount of their possession, and work as manual laborers in groups for the government regardless of their education level. Therefore, a large number of peasants took over lands from landlords in their towns and forced intellectuals to do manual labor. Additionally, many of the landlords and intellectuals were tortured to death. This movement, known as the Cultural Revolution, was one of the bloodiest eras in history. I used to think that my family was not involved in this part of China’s disastrous past. Nevertheless, I was wrong. In 1966, My grandmother’s first husband was killed by a large group of peasa...
My current name is Naw Micky, but my real name is Naw Barbra Htun. The name Naw Barbra Htun was given to me by my grandfather and it means wise and respectful. In my case, it means a clever girl who knows God, respects her parents and older people. Barbra was named by a girl who lived in the same town where I was born, and she was smart, hardworking and later she became very successful. Htun was my father’s last name and mostly in Karen culture, people have the same last name as their fathers. Karen which is also known as Kayin is one of the eight ethnic groups in Burma (Myanmar) and although we have our own language, we mostly talk in Burmese because it is the main language. In my culture, people start their name with Naw if it is a girl and Saw if it is a boy. The other one Naw Micky was given to me by my mother. When I was young, I was chubby and very cute among my siblings, so my mother called me Micky and everybody around me started calling me that name. I like both of my names and appreciate them. I think both names show my personality because I am a quick learner, friendly, respectful, kind and hardworking. I am blessed to have these names because I like the meanings and they are easy to pronounce and to remember. 
Hi Micky. I like your name because it same to the cartoon character, Mickey Mouse. It's easy to remember and you look so cute. Nice to meet you~
ReplyDeleteHi Micky. Thank you for interesting information. Your character influenced your name meaning. I believe that people's name affects their characters and lives.
ReplyDeleteHi Micky, thank you for sharing your story! Now I know better about your country and its culture, it is very interesting! :)
ReplyDeleteIt was an interesting story! I also agree with Esma that your name matches to your self being 🙂 I wish you all the best for your future!
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