- based ▁Bur m ese - Amer icans , ▁Th ak hin ▁K ai ▁B wor ▁and ▁Ma ung ▁Ma ung ▁Ky i ▁. ▁The ▁paper ' s ▁mission ▁pur port edly ▁is ▁to ▁" prom ote ▁networking ▁amongst ▁Bur m ese ▁Americans ▁towards ▁a ▁more ▁civ ic - mind ed ▁community ". ▁The ▁first ▁issue ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁company ▁has ▁established ▁scholar ships ▁for ▁local ▁students ▁and ▁act ively ▁purs ues ▁its ▁mission ▁of ▁impro ving ▁liter acy ▁and ▁education ▁in ▁local ▁youth . ▁ ▁Go als ▁ ▁To ▁maintain ▁and ▁promote ▁Bur m ese ▁arts ▁and ▁culture . ▁ ▁To ▁educ ate ▁the ▁Bur m ese ▁community ▁about ▁our ▁rich ▁cultural ▁her itage ▁and ▁build ▁brid ges ▁of ▁friend ships ▁with ▁other ▁diverse ▁communities . ▁ ▁To ▁bridge ▁Bur m ese ▁communities ▁locally , ▁nation ally ▁and ▁intern ation ally . ▁ ▁To ▁support ▁social ▁issues ▁affect ing ▁Bur m ese ▁communities . ▁ ▁Team ▁members ▁ ▁Chair : ▁Phill ip ▁Z aw - H t un ▁K aw ▁ ▁Editor ▁in ▁Chief : ▁Gy i ▁So e ▁ ▁Publish er : ▁My an mar ▁Gazette ▁D . B . A . ▁ ▁Edit ors : ▁N yo ▁K het ▁Ky aw , ▁Sa ung ▁O o ▁Pan , ▁Min ▁Let ▁ ▁Design ▁Director : ▁K ai ▁ ▁Cont rib uting ▁W riter : ▁Ma ung ▁Mo e ▁N yo , ▁M iem ie ▁W inn ▁By rd , ▁Ed . D .