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Chinese Burmese, also Sino-Burmese or Tayoke (Burmese: တရုတ်), are Burmese citizens of Han Chinese ethnicity. They are a group of overseas Chinese born or raised in Myanmar (Burma). [3] Burmese Chinese are a well established middle class ethnic group and are well represented in all upper levels of Burmese society. [4]
Basic Education High School No. 2 Bahan (Burmese: အခြေခံ ပညာ အထက်တန်း ကျောင်း အမှတ် (၂) ဗဟန်း; abbreviated to အ.ထ.က (၂) ဗဟန်း; also abbreviated as BEHS No. 2 Bahan, commonly known as Nanyan) is a public high school in Bahan township, Yangon.
Although the schools are nominally free in Myanmar, in reality, parents still have to pay for school maintenance, donations and registration fees as well as books and uniforms. [6] The overall costs quickly become considerable, even for middle-class parents when the cost for evening tuition classes are factored in.
Most Kokang are descendants of Chinese speakers who migrated to what is now Shan State, Myanmar in the 18th century.In the mid-17th century, the Yang clan, a Chinese military house that fled alongside Ming loyalists from Nanjing to Yunnan, and later migrated to the Shan States in eastern Myanmar, formed a feudal state called Kokang.
[citation needed] Most classes have an assistant teacher who works closely with the classroom teacher, especially in the area of EAL support. There are 25 different nationalities represented in the student body of over 1000 students. The majority of students are Myanmar. There is a strong representation of students with Chinese nationality.
A powerful ethnic minority armed group battling Myanmar's army in the country's west claimed Monday to have taken hundreds of government soldiers prisoner when it captured a major command post.
In 1965, the Chinese Department was established and U Yu Khin became principal on 8 February 1965. [ 10 ] The Institute was relocated to 119-131 University Avenue, Yangon, and U Yu Khin resigned on 30 April 1971, and was replaced by U Win Maung the following day.
Aside from Burmese and its dialects, the hundred or so languages of Myanmar include Shan (Tai, spoken by 3.2 million), Karen languages (spoken by 2.6 million), Kachin (spoken by 900,000), Tamil (spoken by 1.1 Million), various Chin languages (spoken by 780,000), and Mon (Mon–Khmer, spoken by 750,000).