An overview of the Karen people

Karen people are well known as the indigenous people of Burma and second largest ethnic group after the majority Burman. Karen people mostly live in …

The establishment of Australian Karen Organisation

<pre><span class="s1">The Burmese military ruling regime has used the four cuts operation in the eastern Karen State since 1976…

AKO (WA) Traditional ''Done dance'' Team expands

Jan 2016 saw the best year yet in Karen traditional dance at Karen New Year in Western Australia. With widespread social media and community newspape…

The establishment of Basic Karen Language School in Queensland

Background

The establishment of the Karen Language program in Queensland is to advance the knowledge and understand of our young people the importance…

8th National Karen Youth Seminar (Australia)

The National Karen Youth Seminar is a biennial event which is held in Australia since 2000. The event has come about after the leaders of the AKO bel…

About Australian Karen Organisation (overview)

Since Karen people came to live in Australia, they have seen that organisation is very important for the community in this country. Even though they …

Karen New Year (era 2756) Celebration (Melbourne, Victoria)

The 2756 Karen New Year celebration in Werribee Victoria was celebrated successfully on the 29th December 2016. This Year, the event was held at Werr…

Karen New Year (era 2756) Celebration (Queensland)

Among many of the Karen's ceremonial events the Karen New Year Eve is considered to be a very significant social and traditional event, widely c…

Multicultural Race Day participation, Victoria

On the 8th of April 2017, the Australian Karen Organisation of Victoria was invited to perform a cultural dance at Multicultural Race Day in Wyndham …

KWO day celebrations, Victoria

On the 5h of April 2017 the Australian Karen Women group held the Karen Women's Day in Victoria. As we have witness that women from all over Vic…

28th KYO Day Celebration (Queensland)

The 28th KYO day was celebrated successfully in Queensland on 20th of May 2017. The event was organised by AKO youth in Queensland and supported by A…