1) Zoya Phan was born in Karen State in Burma and grew up in a village, but her village was attacked by the Burmese Army when she was 14 and her family fled to a refugee camp in Thailand. 2) She received scholarships to study in Bangkok and later in the UK, but had to claim asylum in the UK after her studies due to threats from the Burmese Army. 3) She now works to advocate for democracy and human rights in Burma as the international coordinator for Burma Campaign UK and hopes to one day return safely to her home country.