Cultural Anthropology
Stephen Zau Zin Myat is a 1st year graduate student at UW Madison. He is interested in the role of religion in the formation of Kachin identity, ethnonationalism, both in the homeland and diaspora. His current foci include the role of Baptist churches among the Kachin diaspora in southern United States, intergenerational experiences of im/mobility among the Kachin in urban Chiang Mai, Thailand, and the influence of religious organization in the formation of Kachin meta – narratives, armed revolution and inter – ethnic relations in Myanmar (Burma).