Author Archives: Rena Pederson

Rena Pederson, a former U.S. State Department speechwriter and newspaper editor, is author of the forth-coming book, “The War for the Soul of Burma.”

BURMA: TALKING PEACE, WAGING WAR

By Rena Pederson | June 6, 2012

While most Americans were celebrating the memory of fallen heroes on Memorial Day, some 300 Burmese refugees used the long weekend to gather in Omaha, Nebraska, the heartland of America. They were determined to find a way to let more…

POST CARD FROM BURMA

By Rena Pederson | March 26, 2012

Rena Pederson reports from a campaign rally for Aung San Suu Kyi.