“This photograph was taken in 1976. It was my cousin’s wedding. All of the women are my relatives. Some are my sisters. Some are my sisters-in-law. It was a beautiful and happy wedding. My dress is called an acheik longyi. It was an expensive Burmese longyi. We used to wear Burmese dress all the time because we are Burmese, not from Bangladesh.

“Me, my sister and my niece, the three of us became teachers. We are all retired now.  Only six of the women in the photo are still alive now.”

Daw Khin Hla