Nearly 700 people gathered at Lincoln High School on Sunday to celebrate the new year of the Karen people, an ethnic group from Thailand and Myanmar. Nebraska is home to nearly 6,500 Karen ...

The annual Karen New Year celebration in San Diego is a time for the Karen community to come together to pray for happiness and compassion in the coming year. This year, like so many celebrations ...

It's been a decade since the Karen people, one of Nebraska’s fastest-growing refugee communities, began resettling in Nebraska from Burma and Thailand. More than 600 people gathered at Lincoln ...

The Karen Christians celebrate The New Year on January 1st.” Sunday’s event was scheduled later in the month to allow attendees from other cities to celebrate in their communities Jan. 1.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota refugee community is celebrating its new year by coming together in a big way, enjoying a two-day celebration of the Karen New Year. Originally from Burma, more ...