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died peacefully after a long illness on 14th August 2021, surrounded by his family in his Hawaii home. Born in Yangon, Myanmar, in 1946, Michael attended high school at Kodaikanal International School in South India and later came to the United States where he earned a BA from Doane College (Nebraska), an MA from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and a PhD from the University of Michigan. A scholar of early Myanmar and Southeast Asian history, Michael held positions at Elmira College, Kyoto University, Northern Illinois University, the National University of Singapore, and the University of Hawaii-Manoa. He published widely, including the books Pagan: The Origins of Modern Burma (1985), The Mists of Ramanna: The Legend that was Lower Burma (2005), A History of Myanmar Since Ancient Times: Traditions and Transformations (2013) and Myanmar in the Fifteenth Century: A Tale of Two Kingdoms (2017). Michael loved swimming, tennis, soccer, cooking, and jamming on his guitar (usually to the Beatles). He is survived by his wife Maria, his sister Maureen, his sister-in-law Evelyn, his son Maitrii, daughter Amita, his daughter-in-law Eileen, and his grandson Shan. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Burma Studies Foundation are welcome.
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Michael Aung-Thwin
Burmese American historian and professor (1946–2021)
Michael Arthur Aung-Thwin (1946 – August 14, 2021; Burmese: မိုက်ကယ်အောင်သွင် ) was a Burmese American historian and emeritus professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, specializing in early Southeast Asian and Burmese history.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Aung-Thwin was born in Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar) in 1946. Aung-Thwin's mother, Margaret Hope Aung-Thwin, of mixed Anglo-Burmese, Karen, and Arakanese descent, was a Fulbright scholar and lecturer.[2][3] He attended Kodaikanal International School in South India, where his mother taught.[1] He earned a bachelor of arts degree at Doane College in 1969, followed by a master of arts degree at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1971, and a PhD at the University of Michigan.[1]
Academic career
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