Michael Aung-Thwin
Michael Arthur Aung-Thwin was a Burmese American historian and emeritus professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, specializing in early Southeast Asian and Burmese history.
Early life and education
Aung-Thwin was born in Rangoon, Burma in 1946. Aung-Thwin's mother, Margaret Hope Aung-Thwin, of mixed Anglo-Burmese, Karen, and Arakanese descent, was a Fulbright scholar and lecturer. He attended Kodaikanal International School in South India, where his mother taught. 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.Academic career
Aung-Thwin held academic posts at Elmira College, Kyoto University, Northern Illinois University, the National University of Singapore, and the University of Hawaii-Manoa. He served as the Director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University. In 2018, he was awarded the George E. Bogaars endowed professorship at NUS.Death
Aung-Thwin died at his home in Hawaii on August 14, 2021, after a long illness.Publications
- Pagan: The Origins of Modern Burma
- Myth & history in the historiography of early Burma
- The Mists of Ramanna: The Legend that was Lower Burma
- A History of Myanmar Since Ancient Times: Traditions and Transformations
- ''Myanmar in the Fifteenth Century: A Tale of Two Kingdoms''