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Challenges emerged after life-style changes on Migrant Northern Chin Nationals living in Sanchaung Township, Yangon
Lwin Lwin Mon
Chin ethnic group, one of the ethnic groups in Myanmar mainly lives in Chin State.. Nowadays, some of Chin Nationals have migrated to Yangon and lived in Sanchaung Township since 1980s. In changing their rural life-style to urban life-style, they faced a lot of challenges and this research explored the changes through their social activities and traditional customs. Moreover, opportunities and risks they take due to their changes and how they try to cope these changes according to their own ways were also studied.
The goal of this research was to find out their challenges emerged from life-style changes of their living in rural area to urban area and try to solve these challenges, how they struggle to adapt these changes and, to promote the national interest of Myanmar and also to apply the knowledge to the economic and social advancement.
Expected Impact of the research were: to enlighten the concept that how Migrant Chin Ethnic groups have conducted and lived in harmony about their new environment through their social activities and traditional customs, to inform the way they change their life-style from rural to urban area, to deliver the opportunities and risks due to their changes and to differentiate various social problems come out
Descriptive study design were applied during September 2015 to December 2016. Qualitative Research method was used from Political anthropology and Social anthropology points of view. In-depth interviews, Key informant interviews for specific social activities and festivals were conducted, and Participatory learning appraisal methods were used.
The research outputs will be used by communities and the existing research capacity is used effectively to solve their challenges and development problems.
2018-02-16
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12678/0000002921
https://meral.edu.mm/records/2921