post-script. people have heard of the southeast asian country known as myanmar or bir ma they're as likely to have heard mention of its national hero in, nobel peace prize laureate aung san suu kyi. when burma has it's been known in my family plunged into economic ruin crippled by strife and subject to gross violations of human rights at the hands of an oppressive and illegitimate military regime in 1962 my family immigrated to the united states where they would become american citizens. but not one from the last half decade did they or i ever lose sight of the far away country once called home. a place shrouded as much in secrecy as in sadness. for both exited burmese and the global community that has followed aung san suu kyi's struggle for human rights in the face of one of the most brutal militaries, her recent release from 15 years of house arrest has capped a stunning series of changes inside the country led by newly elect the president thain sane. her visit to the united states