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The world convened for Tibet… and I got to see it

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For a city that’s home to about 20 Tibetans, Ottawa sure felt like the centre of the Tibetan universe this past week. This past weekend, Ottawa played host to the World Parliamentarians Convention… Read More

Perhaps I am also an overly emotional Amala now…

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When I was younger, I never really fully understood when I saw my Amala or other older Tibetans cry when His Holiness the Dalai Lama was on television. I just watched the very… Read More

Political Love for Tibet

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With the intensifying crackdown inside Tibet right now, it can sometimes be difficult to stay positive/cheerful about Tibet’s situation. But today was a slap-in-the-face-”stay-cool-goddammit!” kind of day. With the nomination by an Ontario… Read More

A Mass Lhakar Pledge

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Wow, it’s been a while since my last post! But I tried my best to make up for my delinquent behavior today. Today for Lhakar, I attended a solidarity vigil, organized by Students for a… Read More

Meeting the Minister

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This week, I got the opportunity to represent the Tibetan voice, on behalf of Students for a Free Tibet, and meet with the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, John Baird in his Parliamentary… Read More

The Tibetans of Belleville

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Below is an article that was written over three years ago in the Toronto Star that I just rediscovered. It’s an article that includes the stories of three of my uncles and how my… Read More

Standing up for Tibet through Theatre

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This week, I just wanted to share a little video update about how Tibetans and Tibet supporters stood up for Tibet on Parliament Hill in Ottawa (Canada’s capital) last week on the Global… Read More

The Grass IS Greener On The Other Side

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Late last night (Canada time), Tibetan artist Tenzing Rigdol debuted an extravagant art installation in Dharamsala. The installation – located on a stage at the Tibetan Children’s Village basketball court – is made… Read More

Hungry for Freedom

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Today is one of those Lhakar to the extreme days, where so much is going on, I didn’t know what exactly to write about. But I wanted to make sure I took some time… Read More

Enough! Standing up for Tibet

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Today for Lhakar, I called my Member of Parliament asking her to pledge her support for the ‘Enough! Global Intervention to Save Tibetan Lives’ campaign. The video pretty much explains everything, and you… Read More

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