Sir San Crombie Po, CBE (4 October 1870 – 7 June 1946)[1] was a Karen nationalist who devoted himself to improving the situation of the Karen people of Burma in the early 20th century.
He attended a school headed by an American missionary, Charles Nichols, who was impressed with his motivation and decided Po should continue his education in the United States.
After high school, he attended Albany Medical College and received his MD degree in 1893.
[3] He applied for naturalization as a U.S. citizen but was denied on the grounds of his race.
[4] He returned to Burma and served as the district medical officer in Bassein, followed by Kyaukse and Myaungmya.