STANTON, Calif.—Stanton is home to the largest Burmese American community in Orange County, California. Over 500 people gathered at Stanton City Hall on March 20 to raise awareness about the military coup in Burma, also known as Myanmar. More than 250 have been killed and thousands arrested amid protests against the coup, which began Feb. 1, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. Many officials worldwide, including U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, have called on the military junta to halt its increasingly harsh tactics in suppressing protest since its overthrow of the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Stanton Mayor David Shawver was among the local officials who stood with activists at the March 20 rally to voice his concern. “The goal for today is for each person who attended to take the message and spread it,” Mayor Shawver told The Epoch Times. “So that we have people reaching …
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