Portrait of Myatt Kyau

Abstract

A portrait style photo of Kalamazoo College student Myatt Kyau who studied at the college in the 1870s. On the back of the photo is written "Simie Myatkau (Burmese)." His nickname was "Simie." Originally from Burma (now Myanmar), Kyau continued his education at the University of Michigan and returned to Burma in the 1880s. There he worked as a doctor in a village.