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Becoming Minnesotan: Tibetan Feed

Episodes

Finding work and loneliness in a new country.

Published 04/05/10

Exile in Nepal.

Published 04/05/10

Soon after a person dies, a high religious teacher performs 'Phowa'.

Published 04/05/10

Tibetan Home School Liaison for the Minneapolis School District.

Published 03/23/10

Co-founder of the Tibetan American Foundation to aid refugees.

Published 03/23/10

Assimilation: Not a pure black and white issue.

Published 03/23/10

Preservation of your language is a political statement you are making.

Published 03/23/10

Wherever we go there's 'R' written on our forehead – 'Refugee'.

Tibetan: Tenzin Chodon Tenzin Chodon 3

Published 03/23/10

Too many cultures, too many different influences.

Published 03/23/10

Since we aren’t sure of preserving our culture in our own country, we can try and preserve it outside our country.

Published 03/23/10

Festival celebrations: Very hard without a community.

Published 03/23/10

We can’t see our family.

Tibetan: Tendell Sangmo Tendell Sangmo 1

Published 03/23/10

People don’t have the time here.

Published 03/23/10

The change of culture was striking to this son.

Published 03/23/10

We have a lot of delinquency problems with the youth over here.

Published 03/23/10

There are few families who will stay Tibetan families.

Published 03/23/10

Here in Minnesota, you are all the time encouraged to be only thinking money.

Published 03/23/10

A lot of opportunity, if you are willing to work hard.

Published 03/23/10

Law is one field which can come in very helpful to the Tibetan community.

Published 03/23/10

Parents strive strongly to make sure their children have all the opportunities that they didn’t.

Published 03/23/10

The lack of ruling in the class by the teacher – that was very different.

Published 03/03/10

By becoming U.S. citizens you can do a lot that you cannot do otherwise.

Published 03/03/10

Living with sponsors: We wanted to stand on our own feet.

Published 03/03/10

There were other minorities present - it didn't feel like you were the only outsider.

Published 03/03/10

We were not treated as refugees - we came as immigrants.

Published 03/02/10