Bwe Doh Soe
Bwe Doh Soe was born in the border between Thailand and Myanmar/Burma. Bwe is a member of the Karen ethnic group. The Karen have been persecuted by the Burmese military for more than 50 years. Bwe and his mother, brother, and two sisters lived in the jungle to escape military rule. When Bwe was six, his mother decided to take the family to a refugee camp in Thailand. Bwe's mother applied to come to Canada and the family was later accepted. They arrived in Vancouver in 2008, before travelling onward to Saskatchewan. Bwe entered grade ten and took ESL classes to learn English. Bwe later studied to become a disability support worker. Bwe is an active volunteer, serving as a translator for a settlement organization and running a Karen literacy class.