Okkar Kyaw '15 pens piece for the Myanmar Times, urges that it is 'Time to stamp out racism'

To the citizens of Myanmar, we ask you to believe in a democratic Myanmar, a country where democracy is not used as an excuse to take what you want or act as you like. For the first time in decades we have a chance at freedom so let us seize this opportunity and not allow all those years of bloodshed and hard work go to waste. Instead of having to spend money feeding displaced people in relief camps and rebuilding homes, let us move past the violence and instead rebuild our economy through investments in education and healthcare. The world is watching us as we finally transition from a dictatorship to a democracy. Let us eradicate the racism of the past and work together toward a new beginning.