Pascal Khoo Thwe

Pascal Khoo Thwe

Pascal Khoo Thwe was born into a small tribe in Southeast Asia known as the Padaung in 1967. He was a leading voice in the fight for Burmese nationalism and is most commonly known for his autobiography, "From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey", for which he received the Kiriyama Prize and which follows his struggles during that time, as well as his life before and after.

By a chance encounter with Dr. John Casey, a Cambridge Don, Khoo Thwe was rescued from the jungles of Burma where he and other student refugees were fighting Burmese soldiers for independence. Khoo Thwe was then enrolled in Cambridge University's Caius College where he eventually received his degree in English literature. He currently resides in London.


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