By Sarah Sunmin Kang and Esha Kaur Tiwana
Political fashion designer May fled the coup in Myanmar and is living as a refugee in Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand, where she continues to produce and sell retail that supports the struggle.
“Every generation faced the coup. Our father, our grandfather, they always faced the coup,” she said. “And this is our generation.”
UTS journalism students travelled to Thailand as part of The Foreign Correspondent Study Tour, a University of Technology Sydney programme supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s New Colombo Plan, and working with Chiang Mai University strategic communications students in association with Chiang Mai University.
