“This is my father. After three years of studies in university he graduated from Yangon University. This is his graduation photograph. He then became a doctor. All of these photographs are memories of my family, and I’ve kept them so that if anything happens in our country, we can prove who we are.”
Ibrahim (31)
Son of Mohammed Alom
Future teachers from all ethnic communities, including Rohingya, attended Kyauk Phyu Educational College, which is located in Rakhine State. The school opened in 1953. This publication, like a yearbook, displays the portraits of students attending the college in 1965.
“My father attended teacher training at Kyauk Phyu Education College. His father was also a teacher. Teachers from Rakhine State of different ethnic groups are represented here. Not just Rohingya, but many ethnic groups. My father was a teacher for 30 years before he retired.”
Ershat H (57), 2023