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Tibet
Karjam Saeji and Chaksam-pa: Tibetan Song, Dance and Opera
Together for the first time, singer Karjam Saeji and Tibetan Dance and Opera Company Chaksam-pa share their stories with us and each other.
Gender Equity in Tibetan Public Affairs
Join DR. B. TSERING, Reagan Fascell Democracy Fellow and Member of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile for a discussion about the lack of a role women play in Tibetan in democracy.
Talk by HH Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa: "Truth in a Multi-Religious World"
Stanford Ho Center for Buddhist studies presents a discussion with lama Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa.
The Universe Within: Art by Govinda Sah 'Azad'
The Tibet House presents Govinda's early paintings featuring the figure in a Himalayan landscape, an element that came to inspire his visual explorations of cloud formations as symbols of creation, fertility, and heaven.
Lothar Ledderose: Writing on Mountains to Save the World
The lecture will explore, how stone inscriptions were used in meditation, how with these inscriptions holy sites were transferred from India and recreated on the Chinese mountains, and how colophons guided the thoughts of the faithful and established a politico-religious context.
Pearl of the Snowlands: Buddhist Printing at the Derge Parkhang
This exhibit will present photographs, interviews and artifacts collected in Derge Parkhang.
Film Screening: Bringing Tibet Home
Filmmaker Tenzin Choklay crafts an intense and touching documentary about contemporary Tibetans' unwavering longing for their homeland and dreamland. A part of the 2014 Asian American International Film Festival in New York City.
CECC Town Hall with Tibetan Community of New York and New Jersey
The Tibetan Community of New York and New Jersey will host members of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) in a Town Hall event on U.S. policy on Tibet and critical issues facing the Tibetan people.
Tibetan Arms and Armor
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York presents an exhibition of Tibetan arms and armor from the permanent collection.
The Popularity of Tibetan Buddhism in China Today
Despite a lack of religious belief in China today, Tibetan Buddhism has become popular. Stanford University presents Khenpo Sodargye Rinpoche, who will examine the the reasons and factors for this development.
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Featured Articles
January 4, 2024
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00pm PST
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 4:00pm
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?