• The Bronze Drum and the Karen: (Sgaw Karen)

• Hta and the Karen Way of Life:(Sgaw Karen)
  
  
• Traditional Karen Dress : (Sgaw Karen)

• Karen History and Traditional Judicial System : (Sgaw Karen)

• The Traditional Festivals of the Karen People : (Sgaw Karen)

• The Faiths and Traditional Beliefs of the Karen People :(Sgaw Karen)

• Traditional Karen Household Tips : (Sgaw Karen)

• Karen Proverbs :(Sgaw Karen and English)

• Karen Folklore : (Sgaw Karen)

• Karen Traditional Knowledge and Beliefs : (Sgaw Karen)

• The Ways of our Ancestors : (Sgaw Karen)

• Karenni Folklore : (Sgaw Karen)

• Forest Treats: Traditonal Karen Snacks: (Sgaw Karen)

• Shan Folktales : (Sgaw Karen)

• The Bronze Drum and the Karen : (Burmese)

• Karen History and Traditional Judicial System : (Burmese)

• The Traditional Festivals of the Karen People : (Burmese)

• The Faiths and Traditional Beliefs of the Karen People : (Burmese)

• Karenni Folklore : (Burmese)

• Shan Folktales : (Burmese)

New pages with information on Karen culture added

• Karen Bronze Drum
• Karen Wrist Tying Ceremony
• Karen National Flag

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Reference

• English - Sgaw Karen Student Dictionary (PDF version which can be used off line).

• Karen - English Dictionary (PDF version which can be used off line).

To download printable versions of Drum dictionaries, please click here for more information.

• Health Terms Glossary : A collection of health related terms in English / Sgaw Karen / Burmese languages
  

• Health Terms Glossary of Backpack Medics : A collection of health related terms in English and Sgaw Karen used by Backpack Medics
  
• Transliteration Guide : A pdf file with audio to give you a start at learning the Karen script

• Transliteration word list : A pdf file designed to be used with the transliteration guide for more practice learning the Karen script.

• Glossary of Science Terms : This is a draft of suggested translations of English science terms to be used in developing Karen language science curriculum. It's just a draft but could be helpful.

 

• Days Not to be Forgotten : (Sgaw Karen), Karen veterans of WWII share their experiences in this collection of oral histories..

• Famous People in History : (Sgaw Karen). Short biographies of famous people from Cleopatra to Helen Keller to Nelson Mandela

• Most Influential Leaders of the 20th Century : (Sgaw Karen).

• Karen Voices Around the World : (Sgaw Karen) Karen people resettled in 3rd countries share their thoughts and experiences.

• The Secrets of Nature Around Me : (Sgaw Karen)

• Extremely Fun Facts : (Sgaw Karen) Fun Q&A book with interesting facts on the earth, civilizations, the animal kingdom and more

• Most Influential Leaders of the 20th Century : (Burmese)

• The Secrets of Nature Around Me : (Burmese)

Additional reference materials available here

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Fiction

• Echoes from Karen Land : (Sgaw Karen)

• Ethnic Folktakes of Burma : (Sgaw Karen)

• Though Our Ancestors are Gone : (Sgaw Karen)

• Gulliver's Travels : (Sgaw Karen)

• The Happy Prince and Other Tales of Oscar Wilde : (Sgaw Karen).

• The Giant and Other Tales : (Sgaw Karen)

• Stories From Around the World : (Sgaw Karen)

• Animal Farm : (Sgaw Karen). The George Orwell classic. Did you know Orwell spoke Sgaw Karen?

• 10th Anniversay Student Stories : (Sgaw Karen)

• Teachers I Remember : (Sgaw Karen)

• The Good Earth : (Sgaw Karen) The Pearl S. Buck classic

• The Pearl : (Sgaw Karen) The John Steinbeck classic

• Stories my Grandmother Told : (Sgaw Karen)

• The Golden Lotus and Other Tales : (Sgaw Karen)

• The Ywa Thit Gyi Mysteries : (Sgaw Karen)

• Your Generation and Mine : (Sgaw Karen)

• Images in my Memory : (Sgaw Karen)

• The Last Leaf and Other Tales : (Sgaw Karen) : Translation of classic short stories from O'Henry, Shirley Jackson and more

• Karen Ghost Stories : (Sgaw Karen) : Winning entries from the Drum 2012 Stories Writing Competition for Adults

• Echoes from Karen Land : (Burmese)

• The Golden Lotus and Other Tales : (Burmese)

• The Ywa Thit Gyi Mysteries : (Burmese)

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Children's Books

• Tales of the Brothers Grimm : (Sgaw Karen)

• Little Authors' Imaginative World : (Sgaw Karen)

• Lilly and Pa Saw Htee's Amazing Earth and the Universe Facts : (Sgaw Karen / English)

• Lilly and Pa Saw Htee's Amazing Animal Facts : (Sgaw Karen / English)

• Hta for Children : (Sgaw Karen)

• A Holiday I Will Never Forget (a choose your our adventure story) : (Sgaw Karen)

• Stories for Little Children : (Sgaw Karen)

• Aesops Fables 1 : (Sgaw Karen)

• Aesops Fables 2 : (Sgaw Karen)

• Brain Sharpeners : (Sgaw Karen), math puzzles

• Brain Sharpeners 2 : (Sgaw Karen), math puzzles

• The Best Of Drum Kid's Collection : A collection of over 50 of the most popular articles from the Drum Kid's Newsletter.

Additional children's materials available here

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Health Education

• Facts for Life : (Sgaw Karen) The Facts for Life book aims to make life-saving knowledge easily available to everyone. It presents the most important facts that people have a right to know to prevent child deaths and diseases, and to protect women during pregnancy and childbirth.
  

• Children And Parents Growing Up Together : (Sgaw Karen) A handbook for parents of children from newborns to age six covering the early stages of child development and a guide to insure the physical and mental well being of young children.
  

• Henry and a Special Friend : An HIV/AIDS awareness storybook for children published by Drum can be view here in multiple languages

• How Your Body Works : (Sgaw Karen)

• What Food Does Your Body Need? : (Sgaw Karen) A small book on basic nutrition

• Teaching Sureh : (Sgaw Karen) The story of a young boy who is given responsibility to help his younger brother learn to walk, talk, count and play. It encourages children to concern themselves with the development of their pre-school brothers and sisters.

• HIV/AIDS Questions and Answers : (Sgaw Karen) A collection of the 100 most frequently asked questions and answers by young people about HIV/AIDS.

 

• Facts for Life : (Burmese) The Facts for Life book aims to make life-saving knowledge easily available to everyone. It presents the most important facts that people have a right to know to prevent child deaths and diseases, and to protect women during pregnancy and childbirth.

• HIV/AIDS Questions and Answers : (Burmese) A collection of the 100 most frequently asked questions and answers by young people about HIV/AIDS.

• Health Terms Glossary A revised and expanded collection of health related terms in English / Sgaw Karen / Burmese languages

• Facts for Life : English version available from UNICEF

Additional health related materials available here

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Agriculture

• Low Cost Farming : (Sgaw Karen) A farming manual designed for single farming households in the tropics with limited area. It illustrates how on small plots of land with simple locally available tools, a family can glow enough crops and raise enough livestock to provide a balanced diet for an entire family.


• Everyone Can Make Compost (Sgaw Karen)

 

• Low Cost Farming : (Burmese) A farming manual designed for single farming households in the tropics with limited area. It illustrates how on small plots of land with simple locally available tools, a family can glow enough crops and raise enough livestock to provide a balanced diet for an entire family.

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