List of Karen

List of notable Karen people:

• Taung Galay Sayadaw, Karen Buddhist monk, prolific writer and historian
• Cynthia Maung, doctor, winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Award
• General Bo Mya, (1927–2006), Commander of the Karen National Union and former Chairman of the National Council of the Union of Burma
• Johnny and Luther Htoo, boy soldiers
• Naw Zipporrah Sein, Karen political activist
• Tin Soe, political prisoner
• Naw Phaw Eh Htar, Karen actress
• Louisa Benson Craig, two-time beauty pageant winner and rebel leader
• Lucas Blesser, the first Karen licensed teacher in Minnesota
• Ehtalow Za, a Minnesota teacher and one of the first teachers in the state licensed to teach Karen
• Remona Htoo, author of one of the first Karen language children's books
• Ler Htoo, sergeant in the St. Paul, Minnesota police department and the first Karen police officer in the United States
• June Way, MSW, LGSW, Karen community leader, therapist, and board member of the Karen Organization of Minnesota

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