The creation of a Chinland Council in northwestern Myanmar is helping to bring together a divided ethnic minority in a move that could have implications for the resistance against the military junta. While the new council faces barriers to progress and has raised many questions, a new governance structure and constitution work to reinvent the relationship between Chin State and central power in Myanmar.
Featured Speakers
Zo Tum Hmung, Executive Director, Chin Association of Maryland
Zo Tum Hmung is the Executive Director of Chin Association of Maryland, Inc. He previously co-founded the Ethnic Nationalities Affairs Center-Union of Burma (ENAC), a research center that supports the peace process and development of democratic institutions in Burma, and served as its first Executive Director. In 2003, he completed his Master of Public Administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, focusing on foreign policy and negotiations.
John Indergaard, Advocacy and Project Coordinator, Chin Association of Maryland
John Indergaard, Advocacy and Project Coordinator and a past CAM intern, completed his Master of Science in Foreign Relations at Walsh School, Georgetown University in May 2023. He received his Bachelor of Arts, with a Minor in International Relations, from Cornell University.
Moderator
Pam Kennedy, Research Analyst, East Asia Program
