Showing posts with label Minam Vai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Minam Vai. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Thursday, November 6, 2008
ZCLS Seminar & Zomi Concert
ZCLS Seminar & Zomi Concert
Kum sim-a akinei ZCLS Thusinna le Zomi Concert pen Nov 4-7 08 sunginKawlpi khua geei, Pyidawtha Khua ah kibawl ding hita hi. Lutman ks 1,000 hi'n pawl deidan omlo akua mapeuh kah/kihel thei ci hi. Zolai gelhzia kihel ding ahih manin ahilh sawm thei dingte kilunggulh zaw deuh cilai hi.
(Ref: Zolai Zunna)
Kum sim-a akinei ZCLS Thusinna le Zomi Concert pen Nov 4-7 08 sunginKawlpi khua geei, Pyidawtha Khua ah kibawl ding hita hi. Lutman ks 1,000 hi'n pawl deidan omlo akua mapeuh kah/kihel thei ci hi. Zolai gelhzia kihel ding ahih manin ahilh sawm thei dingte kilunggulh zaw deuh cilai hi.
(Ref: Zolai Zunna)
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Refugee Malaysia pan Gam Thum Na
Hih Refugee vaitawh kisai pen pawl khat in, “a gal zaak na” bek tawh, a hi lo lam in mu in, pawl khat in lunglut in delh aa, a mau hanciam zawhzah in hamphat na a ngah a hihi.
------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------
Refugee bangcih ki ngah?
It takes courage to be a refugee.
A tung a laigual pen UNHCR zum sung na lut ciang a kawm tung ah, wallpaper in, a ki suang a hihi.
Story/case hoihtak aa gen siam na tawh a ki ngah hi masa phot lo in, “refugee” aa hong ki register khit ciang in nang ii story/case hong ki dong pan a hihi. Cih nopna ah UNHCR ah bangthu bangthu na gen ma in, nang “refugee” aa hong ki seh khin hi. Bang hang hiam cih leh a diakdiak in ei “Chin” mi limlim pen UN in, “forgotten people”, a ki mangngilh cip leh a hehpih huai mahmah minam in hong tuat ta uh a hihi.
Malaysia UNHCR zum ah ci leng, Kawlgam mikhat UNHCR zum kong a lut ciang in, a kong pan in, a mah “Chin” maw “Myanmar” ci in kidong phot hi. Ei “Chin” cih teng pen a tuam in hong regiester sak uh aa, tua lo Kawl, Kachin, Karen a dangdang teng “ Myanmar ” ci in a khen uh hi.
Refugee pen ih theih sa mah bang in, Karen te a pan masa pen uh a hihi. A mau pen tudong mah, a diakdiak in Thai camp pan, tampi tak a lom a lom in gam tuamtuam ah ki puak hi. En pen a masa pen in India lampan ih hanciam masa hi. Gam thupi a ki puak tawm mahmah hi. Thai camp te ah ci leuleu leng, Karen mi te lak ah, ei “Chin” te tampi ih va lut zo kei hi.
Tua bang teng tawh, tu a kum 2000 khitciang in, biakna pawlpi tuamtuam, NGO te, minam makaai tuamtuam te gengen, genpih na tawh, UN in Malaysia aa Kawlgam mite (a diakdiak in Chin te aa ding) gentheih na tuamtuam te hong theih pih aa, “refugee” ki lut thei in, UNHCR in hong nget sak na tawh Gam thumna te (Third courtries) ah kipuak a hihi.
Hih Malaysia aa “refugee” pen, Pasian in ei “Chin” cih minam teng hong lapsang na khat in zong ki sang thei hi. Zomi, Lai mi, Sim mi, Mi zo, Zo Tung, Zo Phei a kua mapeuh a huam gai hi aa, CRC(Chin Refugee Committee), ACR (Alliance of Chin Refugees) cih pawl tuamtuam te makaih, hanciam panpih nate zong pa kawm in, gen baang na nengneng a om ding hang, tuni ciang dong UNHCR zum in, hong buai pih mahmah lai hi.
Malaysia pan a kipai gam thumna (Third countries) te pen, Europe pan in, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, New Zealand, Czeh Republic cihte ban ah USA, Canada, Australia cih ten hong la a hihi.
Nung kum 2007 aa kipan, USA in Malaysia pan aa “Chin refugee” te tampi hong lak ciang in, hong man lang tuam mahmah hi. Nidang in kum 2 kum 3 khit ciang gam thupi khat peuh ah hong kipuak pen, tua khit a hih leh, UN ah register in Card ngah khin “Chin” mi khat gam tuamtuam mundang aa meltheih neilo te sponsor a nei zong/ a nei kei zong USA in kum khat sung in a sam hi. A tamzaw pen, U.S Conference of Catholic Bishops, Internationl Refugee Committee (IRC), Lutheran Refugee Service cihbang kipawl na tuamtuam te sponsor a hihi.
USA a ngah kha te, OPE, DHS, Medical Check cih te om lai in, a mau deih na tawh a kituak kha lo te “reject” ai kei leh “pending” uh hi. Ai hang tua te percentage in tuat leng tawm mahmah hi. A tamzaw in a ngah hi. Tua US in hong reject hang, a dang Europe gam te ah UN in hong siauh sak kik uh aa, a hun sawt zaw deuh ngak ding cih hi bek in, tua gam teen reject cih omlo hi.
Europe gam a tung te pen in, huhna (sum, an nek tuidawn, om nading) kum 3 sung a ki cing ding in a tamzaw in ngah uh hi. Tun zawh kha 3 khit ciang bang in zong a mau Europe sung ki zin kawikawi thei hi. Mangpau zat loh na gam te ah bel, a mau pau sin kul ham tang sak uh hi.
USA gam a tung te pen in, a tampen kha 8 ciang, neek khop zat khop ding ciang huhna ngah in, nasep a muh ciang bangmah huhna a om nawn kei hi. A hizong, a sponsor te in a tuncil aa zum pai na ding tuamtuam, a kisam bangbang huh thei zawhzah leh kum 1 cin ciang Green Card siauh na ding, kum 5 cin ciang Citizenship siauh nading cih te ah panpih tawntung ding hi.
A tung aa thu teng pen hih ci et a, a huam in muhna tawh a kigelh a hihi. Bangbang a hi zong, hih “Refugee” vai pen, ei mi te aa ding Pasian lampi hon sak na khat in la in, gamthu pi tuamtuam ah a va tung zozo te ih minam aa ding lungdam pih zaw leng. Minam dang ten hong haza in ei khialh na ding a zon nop a,hong complaint nop lai tak ei mi sung lak pan, ei leh ei ki kawk khia masa mawk leng, hih thupha pen hong kam pah lel ding a hihi.
Hih “Malaysia Chin Refugee” te a tamzaw in, Malaysia gamsung a thu nei la nei palik galkap, mat leh sat ding lau kawmkal pan ngah zahzah sum tha lawh in, inn lam zong a en kawm hi. Tun na ding a baih pen a hih mah bang in, Kawlgam mi tampi nasem a om napen gamdang a hih mah bang in, a bei sa kum 10 aa kipan, Kawlgam aa om lai teng pen a tam loh hang Malaysia pan aa sum ki khak satawh a nung ta tamzaw zong kici theih phial ding hi.
Hih bang in, UNHCR in ( a diakdiak in Chin te) hong hehpih, hong vei mahmah aa hun hong sak laitak hi in, a nak hehpih haui mahmah takpi mi tampi tak zong huam khin aa, gam thupi tuamtuam te ah puak uh in, anneek tuidawn, nuntak gentheih haksat, lungsim dip kuat patauh na te pan hunkhia zo uh hi.
Ei leh ei hehpih huai a kisa lo, "refugee" a ki cih ding a ut lo pawl khat ih om hang, ih minam bup ih et ciang in (UN leh gam tuamtuam te hong muh na pan zong), a hehpih huai tamzaw om lai ih hih lam ki phawk in, hih dan thupha pen a hoihlam in ih muh theih ding kisam hi.
09/13/2008 (SAT)
------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------
Refugee bangcih ki ngah?
It takes courage to be a refugee.
A tung a laigual pen UNHCR zum sung na lut ciang a kawm tung ah, wallpaper in, a ki suang a hihi.
Story/case hoihtak aa gen siam na tawh a ki ngah hi masa phot lo in, “refugee” aa hong ki register khit ciang in nang ii story/case hong ki dong pan a hihi. Cih nopna ah UNHCR ah bangthu bangthu na gen ma in, nang “refugee” aa hong ki seh khin hi. Bang hang hiam cih leh a diakdiak in ei “Chin” mi limlim pen UN in, “forgotten people”, a ki mangngilh cip leh a hehpih huai mahmah minam in hong tuat ta uh a hihi.
Malaysia UNHCR zum ah ci leng, Kawlgam mikhat UNHCR zum kong a lut ciang in, a kong pan in, a mah “Chin” maw “Myanmar” ci in kidong phot hi. Ei “Chin” cih teng pen a tuam in hong regiester sak uh aa, tua lo Kawl, Kachin, Karen a dangdang teng “ Myanmar ” ci in a khen uh hi.
Refugee pen ih theih sa mah bang in, Karen te a pan masa pen uh a hihi. A mau pen tudong mah, a diakdiak in Thai camp pan, tampi tak a lom a lom in gam tuamtuam ah ki puak hi. En pen a masa pen in India lampan ih hanciam masa hi. Gam thupi a ki puak tawm mahmah hi. Thai camp te ah ci leuleu leng, Karen mi te lak ah, ei “Chin” te tampi ih va lut zo kei hi.
Tua bang teng tawh, tu a kum 2000 khitciang in, biakna pawlpi tuamtuam, NGO te, minam makaai tuamtuam te gengen, genpih na tawh, UN in Malaysia aa Kawlgam mite (a diakdiak in Chin te aa ding) gentheih na tuamtuam te hong theih pih aa, “refugee” ki lut thei in, UNHCR in hong nget sak na tawh Gam thumna te (Third courtries) ah kipuak a hihi.
Hih Malaysia aa “refugee” pen, Pasian in ei “Chin” cih minam teng hong lapsang na khat in zong ki sang thei hi. Zomi, Lai mi, Sim mi, Mi zo, Zo Tung, Zo Phei a kua mapeuh a huam gai hi aa, CRC(Chin Refugee Committee), ACR (Alliance of Chin Refugees) cih pawl tuamtuam te makaih, hanciam panpih nate zong pa kawm in, gen baang na nengneng a om ding hang, tuni ciang dong UNHCR zum in, hong buai pih mahmah lai hi.
Malaysia pan a kipai gam thumna (Third countries) te pen, Europe pan in, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, New Zealand, Czeh Republic cihte ban ah USA, Canada, Australia cih ten hong la a hihi.
Nung kum 2007 aa kipan, USA in Malaysia pan aa “Chin refugee” te tampi hong lak ciang in, hong man lang tuam mahmah hi. Nidang in kum 2 kum 3 khit ciang gam thupi khat peuh ah hong kipuak pen, tua khit a hih leh, UN ah register in Card ngah khin “Chin” mi khat gam tuamtuam mundang aa meltheih neilo te sponsor a nei zong/ a nei kei zong USA in kum khat sung in a sam hi. A tamzaw pen, U.S Conference of Catholic Bishops, Internationl Refugee Committee (IRC), Lutheran Refugee Service cihbang kipawl na tuamtuam te sponsor a hihi.
USA a ngah kha te, OPE, DHS, Medical Check cih te om lai in, a mau deih na tawh a kituak kha lo te “reject” ai kei leh “pending” uh hi. Ai hang tua te percentage in tuat leng tawm mahmah hi. A tamzaw in a ngah hi. Tua US in hong reject hang, a dang Europe gam te ah UN in hong siauh sak kik uh aa, a hun sawt zaw deuh ngak ding cih hi bek in, tua gam teen reject cih omlo hi.
Europe gam a tung te pen in, huhna (sum, an nek tuidawn, om nading) kum 3 sung a ki cing ding in a tamzaw in ngah uh hi. Tun zawh kha 3 khit ciang bang in zong a mau Europe sung ki zin kawikawi thei hi. Mangpau zat loh na gam te ah bel, a mau pau sin kul ham tang sak uh hi.
USA gam a tung te pen in, a tampen kha 8 ciang, neek khop zat khop ding ciang huhna ngah in, nasep a muh ciang bangmah huhna a om nawn kei hi. A hizong, a sponsor te in a tuncil aa zum pai na ding tuamtuam, a kisam bangbang huh thei zawhzah leh kum 1 cin ciang Green Card siauh na ding, kum 5 cin ciang Citizenship siauh nading cih te ah panpih tawntung ding hi.
A tung aa thu teng pen hih ci et a, a huam in muhna tawh a kigelh a hihi. Bangbang a hi zong, hih “Refugee” vai pen, ei mi te aa ding Pasian lampi hon sak na khat in la in, gamthu pi tuamtuam ah a va tung zozo te ih minam aa ding lungdam pih zaw leng. Minam dang ten hong haza in ei khialh na ding a zon nop a,hong complaint nop lai tak ei mi sung lak pan, ei leh ei ki kawk khia masa mawk leng, hih thupha pen hong kam pah lel ding a hihi.
Hih “Malaysia Chin Refugee” te a tamzaw in, Malaysia gamsung a thu nei la nei palik galkap, mat leh sat ding lau kawmkal pan ngah zahzah sum tha lawh in, inn lam zong a en kawm hi. Tun na ding a baih pen a hih mah bang in, Kawlgam mi tampi nasem a om napen gamdang a hih mah bang in, a bei sa kum 10 aa kipan, Kawlgam aa om lai teng pen a tam loh hang Malaysia pan aa sum ki khak satawh a nung ta tamzaw zong kici theih phial ding hi.
Hih bang in, UNHCR in ( a diakdiak in Chin te) hong hehpih, hong vei mahmah aa hun hong sak laitak hi in, a nak hehpih haui mahmah takpi mi tampi tak zong huam khin aa, gam thupi tuamtuam te ah puak uh in, anneek tuidawn, nuntak gentheih haksat, lungsim dip kuat patauh na te pan hunkhia zo uh hi.
Ei leh ei hehpih huai a kisa lo, "refugee" a ki cih ding a ut lo pawl khat ih om hang, ih minam bup ih et ciang in (UN leh gam tuamtuam te hong muh na pan zong), a hehpih huai tamzaw om lai ih hih lam ki phawk in, hih dan thupha pen a hoihlam in ih muh theih ding kisam hi.
09/13/2008 (SAT)
Refugee for sale
Hi,
FYI, On 3rd May 2008, 6:30pm,
NTV7 will run a Mandarin program "Refugee for sale".
Brief description :Journalist disclosed that immigration officer was allegedly selling Burmese refugee. The officers at Malaysia-Thai boundary sold refugee at RM300 each to trafficker, refugee could return to Malaysia once payment was made. Those deported refugees have became a commodity and a profitable business. An immigration officer can earn up to RM1.85 million and a trafficker RM8.64 million each year
FYI, On 3rd May 2008, 6:30pm,
NTV7 will run a Mandarin program "Refugee for sale".
Brief description :Journalist disclosed that immigration officer was allegedly selling Burmese refugee. The officers at Malaysia-Thai boundary sold refugee at RM300 each to trafficker, refugee could return to Malaysia once payment was made. Those deported refugees have became a commodity and a profitable business. An immigration officer can earn up to RM1.85 million and a trafficker RM8.64 million each year
New Zealand Zomi 2007
On 8/31/07, Robert K P Suum <syagyilay@yahoo. com > wrote:
Zonet-a sanggamte,
Nunglam deuh-a hong kisuaksak ahi,gambel(refugee) vaitawh New Zealand tung Zomi inkuan-atamzaw tangval, nungak, 16 (mimal 18) ban-ah tuni 31 August, 2008 in anuai-a bang-in inkuan 6 (mimal 19,khat-i zi Mon akigawm 20) hong tungbeh hi.
Malsim Min Kum
1. Hang Khan Kap 46 ( Malaysia ZCF, ZAM, ZNC-L-A makai)
Nuam Ngaih Lun 30
2. Sian Lian Khai 36
Cin Hoih Niang 39
Ciang Deih Lian Niang 15
Mung Sian Kop Thang 2
3. Mang Hau Lian 43
Pau Nian Vung 41
Cing Hau Neel 18
Thang Than Tuang 16
Liang Zung Sang 10
Niang Khawm Lun 8
Lian Lam No 6
No Nuam Niang 4
4. Hang King Song 18
Gin Ngai Cin 21
Mang Sian Muan 1
5. Thawng Khan Thang 37 ( Azi Nelson-ah omsa)
6. Nang Lam Thang 30
Su Su Kyi (Mon) 34
Amauteng pen tulaitak camp ah om uh-in, nipi (6) sung Orientation kipia ding-a tuakhitteh, a-om nanguh khua khat peuhpeuh-ah kipuak dinghi.
Nongkha-in naupang 3, Nu Pau Lam No tate hong tung uh-a, tun anu omna Lower Hutt(Wellingoton) ah tungkhin uhhi.
Gambel (refugee) vaitawh New Zealand atung Zomi, tutung-a atampen ahihi hi (tuni ciangciang)
Zonet-a sanggamte,
Nunglam deuh-a hong kisuaksak ahi,gambel(refugee) vaitawh New Zealand tung Zomi inkuan-atamzaw tangval, nungak, 16 (mimal 18) ban-ah tuni 31 August, 2008 in anuai-a bang-in inkuan 6 (mimal 19,khat-i zi Mon akigawm 20) hong tungbeh hi.
Malsim Min Kum
1. Hang Khan Kap 46 ( Malaysia ZCF, ZAM, ZNC-L-A makai)
Nuam Ngaih Lun 30
2. Sian Lian Khai 36
Cin Hoih Niang 39
Ciang Deih Lian Niang 15
Mung Sian Kop Thang 2
3. Mang Hau Lian 43
Pau Nian Vung 41
Cing Hau Neel 18
Thang Than Tuang 16
Liang Zung Sang 10
Niang Khawm Lun 8
Lian Lam No 6
No Nuam Niang 4
4. Hang King Song 18
Gin Ngai Cin 21
Mang Sian Muan 1
5. Thawng Khan Thang 37 ( Azi Nelson-ah omsa)
6. Nang Lam Thang 30
Su Su Kyi (Mon) 34
Amauteng pen tulaitak camp ah om uh-in, nipi (6) sung Orientation kipia ding-a tuakhitteh, a-om nanguh khua khat peuhpeuh-ah kipuak dinghi.
Nongkha-in naupang 3, Nu Pau Lam No tate hong tung uh-a, tun anu omna Lower Hutt(Wellingoton) ah tungkhin uhhi.
Gambel (refugee) vaitawh New Zealand atung Zomi, tutung-a atampen ahihi hi (tuni ciangciang)
Malaysia Refugee Drama 2007
Malaysia Refugee Drama
Malaysia pan in ei aa ding UN panRefugee Status hong ki piak khiat leh mundam gamdang a ki pai theih ziahziah pen kum nga bang hong hita hi.
A masa lam in, gam pawl khat Denmark, New Zealand cihciang khawngbek a hi hang in, tun a hi leh U.S, Australia, Sweden cih a ki ut na penpen gamten zong (tam pipi) hong la ta a hih man in, Malaysia ah Refugee ngah dingcih pen 'popular' mahmah hi.
Refugee siau ding in Malaysia ah
Hih dan hong hihciang, Malaysia a om a tamzaw a vaihawm zozah in vaihawm in, a Kawlgam mahmah panzong tuathu bek ding mah in papi, tang val ai zong, a innkuan a innkuan in zong pawl khat, tuni ciang dong mah hong kidelh lai hi.
CHIN vs Refugee
CHIN na hih naak leh a dangdang (minam dang) te sang, Refugee status ngahbaih zaw in, UNHCR zum na lut teh bang, a kong pan in, nang 'CHIN' or Myanmar ci in, khennih hong kisuah hi. Hih Refugee hongpian zawh bel Malaysia ah 'CHIN' te bel lal mahmah in, mite (Kawl leh a dang minam te) in zong hong muh dan uh tuam zaw deuh hi.
Chin Refugee Commitee (CRC) te
Bangbang ai zong, ei ZOMI te in Refugee vai tawh kisai in, 'Chin Refugee Commitee' te mawhsak na a gen om, pawl tuamtuam a phuan nuam, ei leh ei a ki peek khia nuam om, khat leh khat ki gensia, ki khasiat suah aa ih om hang, hih CRC te UN vaitawh kisai a sep na uh te pen, ih mibup aa ding huamkha mahmah in, a lungdam huai mahmah khat hi.
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Refugee ngahkhin tangval te in, innlam pan in nu ngak vaikhak ziahziah uh hi. Malaysia ah tuapen 'Parcel' vaikhak ci in popular mahmah hi. Malaysia aa a om nungak ten zong pen Refugee ngahkhat pen nak ngaihsut sak mahmah dan uh hi. A hizong nungak a om tawm lua a hihman in hih 'Parcel' hongpiang a hihi. Hihtheih zawhzah in mopawi bawl in U.S, Australia cihte a leng thei pah ziahziah te hampha in, tua kawmkal ah, pawlkhat ten Refugee Status lian a ngah nai lopi, vai senpi nailo in, inn lampan 'Parcel' a vaikhak uhciang, hihteng hongtun uh teh buai na tampi piang, haksat na tampi tuak om uh a, eimi sung lian bel theikhang in, pawlkhat a kikhen om in, pawlkhat lah naunei uh in, gamdang leng khia thei nai tuanlo in nau neih te bang a pau thei keei ta zong om hi.
Tu laitak in, hih Refugee siauh (a thak in) kipat nading hong haksa ta in, Malaysia gam kumpi mahmah in zong nawngkaai sata aa, hong daai pian nuam dan khat in om hi.
Bang hanghiam cileh, a beisa kum te in, Refugee Card a neite pen, Malaysia kumpi in bangmah cihlo a hi man in, nuam kisa lua in, zusai, ansai, lamdung cih teng ah 'CHIN' te zukham, mi phin, ki tawng, kilai in a ut bang in a pheng tat pawl khat om hi.
Tun a hih leh Malaysia kumpi in Refugee tawh kisai te mat ngiat ding in a sawm a hi ta hi. Nung bang in, Rela leh Immigration te in, 'CHIN' Refugee te tampi a om na Apartment (SUN Complex) zingsai nai 2 pawl in a bup pi in luh in, mi a za val in, lorry tawh nawn hi. Tua ah bang, Refugee gam tel khin, U.S Visa bang a ngah khin, a pai lian ding pawlkhat zong om in, kiman veve hi. Tualo bang mah len lo (illegal immigrant) te bang sum (RM 300 pan RM 600) pia leh suakta kik bilbel uh hi. Eimi lian bel kihel kha kei in, Falam, Khalkha atam zaw hi in, Kachin zong kihel dan hi.
Nungkha, nungkal, zanni
Bangbang ai zong, a hampha te a hampha hi in, tukum kipat aa kipan eimi sung pan mahmah in zong U.S, Australia cih gamte a kipuak pen, tam mahmah ta hi. A uuk, tup na kician nei te aa ding lampi om lai veve hi.
Malaysia pan in ei aa ding UN panRefugee Status hong ki piak khiat leh mundam gamdang a ki pai theih ziahziah pen kum nga bang hong hita hi.
A masa lam in, gam pawl khat Denmark, New Zealand cihciang khawngbek a hi hang in, tun a hi leh U.S, Australia, Sweden cih a ki ut na penpen gamten zong (tam pipi) hong la ta a hih man in, Malaysia ah Refugee ngah dingcih pen 'popular' mahmah hi.
Refugee siau ding in Malaysia ah
Hih dan hong hihciang, Malaysia a om a tamzaw a vaihawm zozah in vaihawm in, a Kawlgam mahmah panzong tuathu bek ding mah in papi, tang val ai zong, a innkuan a innkuan in zong pawl khat, tuni ciang dong mah hong kidelh lai hi.
CHIN vs Refugee
CHIN na hih naak leh a dangdang (minam dang) te sang, Refugee status ngahbaih zaw in, UNHCR zum na lut teh bang, a kong pan in, nang 'CHIN' or Myanmar ci in, khennih hong kisuah hi. Hih Refugee hongpian zawh bel Malaysia ah 'CHIN' te bel lal mahmah in, mite (Kawl leh a dang minam te) in zong hong muh dan uh tuam zaw deuh hi.
Chin Refugee Commitee (CRC) te
Bangbang ai zong, ei ZOMI te in Refugee vai tawh kisai in, 'Chin Refugee Commitee' te mawhsak na a gen om, pawl tuamtuam a phuan nuam, ei leh ei a ki peek khia nuam om, khat leh khat ki gensia, ki khasiat suah aa ih om hang, hih CRC te UN vaitawh kisai a sep na uh te pen, ih mibup aa ding huamkha mahmah in, a lungdam huai mahmah khat hi.
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Refugee ngahkhin tangval te in, innlam pan in nu ngak vaikhak ziahziah uh hi. Malaysia ah tuapen 'Parcel' vaikhak ci in popular mahmah hi. Malaysia aa a om nungak ten zong pen Refugee ngahkhat pen nak ngaihsut sak mahmah dan uh hi. A hizong nungak a om tawm lua a hihman in hih 'Parcel' hongpiang a hihi. Hihtheih zawhzah in mopawi bawl in U.S, Australia cihte a leng thei pah ziahziah te hampha in, tua kawmkal ah, pawlkhat ten Refugee Status lian a ngah nai lopi, vai senpi nailo in, inn lampan 'Parcel' a vaikhak uhciang, hihteng hongtun uh teh buai na tampi piang, haksat na tampi tuak om uh a, eimi sung lian bel theikhang in, pawlkhat a kikhen om in, pawlkhat lah naunei uh in, gamdang leng khia thei nai tuanlo in nau neih te bang a pau thei keei ta zong om hi.
Tu laitak in, hih Refugee siauh (a thak in) kipat nading hong haksa ta in, Malaysia gam kumpi mahmah in zong nawngkaai sata aa, hong daai pian nuam dan khat in om hi.
Bang hanghiam cileh, a beisa kum te in, Refugee Card a neite pen, Malaysia kumpi in bangmah cihlo a hi man in, nuam kisa lua in, zusai, ansai, lamdung cih teng ah 'CHIN' te zukham, mi phin, ki tawng, kilai in a ut bang in a pheng tat pawl khat om hi.
Tun a hih leh Malaysia kumpi in Refugee tawh kisai te mat ngiat ding in a sawm a hi ta hi. Nung bang in, Rela leh Immigration te in, 'CHIN' Refugee te tampi a om na Apartment (SUN Complex) zingsai nai 2 pawl in a bup pi in luh in, mi a za val in, lorry tawh nawn hi. Tua ah bang, Refugee gam tel khin, U.S Visa bang a ngah khin, a pai lian ding pawlkhat zong om in, kiman veve hi. Tualo bang mah len lo (illegal immigrant) te bang sum (RM 300 pan RM 600) pia leh suakta kik bilbel uh hi. Eimi lian bel kihel kha kei in, Falam, Khalkha atam zaw hi in, Kachin zong kihel dan hi.
Nungkha, nungkal, zanni
Bangbang ai zong, a hampha te a hampha hi in, tukum kipat aa kipan eimi sung pan mahmah in zong U.S, Australia cih gamte a kipuak pen, tam mahmah ta hi. A uuk, tup na kician nei te aa ding lampi om lai veve hi.
Tang maw Salai
Salai Mai vai kikupna ka muh ciang in Kei muhna pawl khat hong kum nuam pong ing. Khialhna a om leh hong puah sak, hong ngaidam un. I pa te hun ciang ciang, tu laitak pawl khat a’ding in i pu te uh hun ciang ciang, Khamtung ah makai, u lian a tamzaw peen Tedimmite (Ciimnuaimite) hi. (Tedimmi ka cih ciang in Tedim gam a’teng te ka cihna hi lohi. Tedimmite cih peen hih ka lai at a suah pih pau tawh a sim a’ a thei pah te Tedim mi hi. Tua ahih man in Tedimmi cih ciang in Tonzang Township, Cikha Township, Kawlpi, Lamka, Shillong mun tuam tuam ah teng ta leh Tedimmi mah hi. Geographical min in Tedim, Tonzang, Cikha a tuam om hang in Minam in Tedim mite I hi hi.) Akoi akoi ah Tedim te in I dep hi. Tua a hih man in Tedim te peen mi mudahna I thuak hi. Khalkha om ngei te’n tel ding in hong lam en ing. Tedim lawng lawng cih kamal a za ngei om ni. Tua hang in 1970 khit sung pawl in Kawlgam University sangnaupang, Khamtungmi lak ah mi nam nih bek na om hi. Tedim leh Tedimlo te hi. 1971/72 pawl bang in Mandalay University ah Tedim te peen Tedim lo te sang in khat bek in ki tawm zaw hi. Thukhat la khat om leh Tedim te ahu pha in vai hawm zo in ki gual heu mah mah hi. Tua laitak in Tedim lo teng na ki thuah thei uh in thu khawng na vai hawm khawm thei uh hi. Ki muhdahna, ki etkhialhna cihte mi muh na ah aom kei zong in, simtham hazatna bel om gige hi. Tua ahih man in a sawt na lamteh University pi te aa a om (khah sah yah, Chin Literature and Culture Committee) sung bang ah Tedim te’n vom a cih leh kang ci uh a, Tedim te’n kang a cih leh vom a ci uh hi. Ka theih khial kei leh Salai Mai vai peen tua hun sung a’ hong piang hi. Kei, Zangkong ah sang kah lo ka hih man in, a mi ngiat aa ki hel I makai lui te a hi Uu Hang (Rev. Eddy Ngin Hang) te Uu Lian Thang (Pa Nang Lian Thang, Tokyo) te in tel peen ding uh hi. 1979/80 kum aa khah sah yah kiteelna khat bang ah Siamsin makai pa in Tedim lo te deih pa General Secretary ding in a propose leh, a mau deih pa hi na pi, Tedim te propose a hih man in buai mah mah uh cih thu, Siamsin makai pa gen kik za ngei ing. Tua a hih man in kei theihna pong mawk ciang ah, Salai Mai hong pian khiat na peen Tedimte I ginatna hang aa hong piang hi ci leng khial in ki um keng. I ginat man in mi te ih lang ah pang hi. Ka tawpna ding in hi thei leh ka lung gulh na khat hong gen pong mawk ning. Thupatna ah ka gen mah bang in ih Pa te (Pu te) peen Kumpi za in zong makai na hi uh aa, A mi te lak ah zong makai na hi uh hi. Tu hun ciang in eimi te a mi te lak ah makai din mun I ngah zo nawn kei (I tawm mahmah ta) hi. Mi nam dang te tawh ki pawlna te ah makai din mun aa a ding thei ding ki tawm mah mah hi. Kawlgam pan a te bang, kawlmi te tawh I ki thuah ding a kisapna om thei aa, a kipawl na te uh tawh I ki zop loh a phamawh hun om thei hi. Kamtung mite tawh zong I kisai loh phamawh na om thei hi. Tua bang mun te ah zong, a kisap leh a maikai zo/thei ding in om ciat leng cih ka lung gulh na hong pulak pong suak ing. Mite tung a i om man aa hong ki leh do a, hong piang khia thu hang in mi te buai lo in ei te i buai zaw hi. Tua sang in tua, mi tung aa i tuan na mun, i let kip zawhna ding in buai zaw leng cih zong ka lung gulh hi. Kei muhna tu-a bang dan hi pong. Khialhna a om leh hong puah phat sak un. I biak Topa in khat tek thupha hong pia ta hen.
Pau Khan Thawn
Singapore
Pau Khan Thawn
Singapore
Zonet member in 2005
To all,
Kum 2005 pek in, zonet member 1007 kinei. Kawlgam pan zongh tampi hong ki behlap thei lai nading lamen dih ni in, Internet a free zawdeuh in zongh a kingah nang lamen ciat ni.
Zonet moderator te
Kum 2005 pek in, zonet member 1007 kinei. Kawlgam pan zongh tampi hong ki behlap thei lai nading lamen dih ni in, Internet a free zawdeuh in zongh a kingah nang lamen ciat ni.
Zonet moderator te
Mingelhzia-A Feminist Response
Mingelhzia—A Feminist Response
Dear Zomi,
I have been closely following the discussions going on regarding Mingelhzia. It seems good to write Behmin to our names. And those of us who want to follow the Western culture with regards to Behmin, that is OK—as long as you’re a guy. Now the problem is this:
In the Western culture, the wife follows the family name of the husband. She now belongs to that clan, and no longer to her original clan.
I, who is a Zomi numei, have my own name, and I belong to a certain clan or Beh. For example let us say that my name is Lia Dim Lun Ciin. And let us suppose that my Behmin is Naulak. Now, if I will follow what some of you have proposed, my name is Dim Lun Ciin Naulak. And of course, I will eventually get married. So what happens to my Naulak?
Let’s say my husband is from Sukte Beh. Will I change my name to Dim Lun Ciin Naulak Sukte? If this is the case, can I belong to two beh? Can I belong to Naulak and at the same time to Sukte? How can this be?
Again, if I am going to write my name as Dim Lun Ciin Sukte, am I really Sukte? Naulak cannot become Sukte. But according to the western culture, I have to follow my husband’s Beh. So where is my original identity? As far as I am concerned, in our Zomi culture, it is true that the wife follows the husband. But her Behmin does not change! I may do or perform my duty as a wife in the Sukte’s tradition, but I don’t become a Sukte Beh because of my husband. I still maintain my Naulak Beh.
It is true that my children will become Sukte, but I can never be. I will always be Naulak. So where is the point in using Behmin in our names? As far as I am concerned, we all know our Zomi names. And we do not need to put our Behmin to remind us that we are Zomis or to show superiority of the male gender!
Please do not get me wrong. I am 100% for our existing Zomi culture and tradition. But if we are going to follow the Westerner’s tradition by using family names, or Behmin, it is not logical for us. Where is the identity or clan of a Zomi woman as a person?
One example. In the West, after a woman gets married, it is accepted that she becomes her husband’s clan. But we Zomis still tend to ask “What is the Beh of your wife or your mother?”
So I want to ask a question to those who think we should use our Behmin in our names. What is the point of all these discussion for a Zomi woman, if we really accept that she is a person just like a Zomi man?
Now you might say, “why don’t we use “Zomi” as our family name?” Zomi is not a name. It is a people group. And some of you proposed using Zo+Behmin. If we say Zo without Mi, than we refer to our ‘Zo’ brothers and sisters.
For my conclusion, why can’t we just accept ourselves the way we are? If some Zomis can survive using their real given names even in the West, why can’t we? Is it so hard to explain who we are or are we dying to be like them? We may live in foreign countries, and follow some of their ways. We can be like them, but we can never be them. Zomi is Zomi.
Thank you. Looking forward to hearing your comments.
Mrs. Peng Lam
Dear Zomi,
I have been closely following the discussions going on regarding Mingelhzia. It seems good to write Behmin to our names. And those of us who want to follow the Western culture with regards to Behmin, that is OK—as long as you’re a guy. Now the problem is this:
In the Western culture, the wife follows the family name of the husband. She now belongs to that clan, and no longer to her original clan.
I, who is a Zomi numei, have my own name, and I belong to a certain clan or Beh. For example let us say that my name is Lia Dim Lun Ciin. And let us suppose that my Behmin is Naulak. Now, if I will follow what some of you have proposed, my name is Dim Lun Ciin Naulak. And of course, I will eventually get married. So what happens to my Naulak?
Let’s say my husband is from Sukte Beh. Will I change my name to Dim Lun Ciin Naulak Sukte? If this is the case, can I belong to two beh? Can I belong to Naulak and at the same time to Sukte? How can this be?
Again, if I am going to write my name as Dim Lun Ciin Sukte, am I really Sukte? Naulak cannot become Sukte. But according to the western culture, I have to follow my husband’s Beh. So where is my original identity? As far as I am concerned, in our Zomi culture, it is true that the wife follows the husband. But her Behmin does not change! I may do or perform my duty as a wife in the Sukte’s tradition, but I don’t become a Sukte Beh because of my husband. I still maintain my Naulak Beh.
It is true that my children will become Sukte, but I can never be. I will always be Naulak. So where is the point in using Behmin in our names? As far as I am concerned, we all know our Zomi names. And we do not need to put our Behmin to remind us that we are Zomis or to show superiority of the male gender!
Please do not get me wrong. I am 100% for our existing Zomi culture and tradition. But if we are going to follow the Westerner’s tradition by using family names, or Behmin, it is not logical for us. Where is the identity or clan of a Zomi woman as a person?
One example. In the West, after a woman gets married, it is accepted that she becomes her husband’s clan. But we Zomis still tend to ask “What is the Beh of your wife or your mother?”
So I want to ask a question to those who think we should use our Behmin in our names. What is the point of all these discussion for a Zomi woman, if we really accept that she is a person just like a Zomi man?
Now you might say, “why don’t we use “Zomi” as our family name?” Zomi is not a name. It is a people group. And some of you proposed using Zo+Behmin. If we say Zo without Mi, than we refer to our ‘Zo’ brothers and sisters.
For my conclusion, why can’t we just accept ourselves the way we are? If some Zomis can survive using their real given names even in the West, why can’t we? Is it so hard to explain who we are or are we dying to be like them? We may live in foreign countries, and follow some of their ways. We can be like them, but we can never be them. Zomi is Zomi.
Thank you. Looking forward to hearing your comments.
Mrs. Peng Lam
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
