This recent article from The Geopolitics mentions Professor Emerita of Anthropology and International Studies Catherine Lutz's book "Unnatural Emotions."

I left my parents when I was 9. Today, World Refugee Day, reminds me of my struggles and challenges that I have faced since more than 19 years of being in India, a land that gave refuge to thousands of Tibetans and fulfilled their dreams. I just want to say thank you, #Bharat

Their Burning Bodies Told Histories Never Forgotten. lhakardiaries.com/2013/12/18/the… via Lhakar Diaries

Centrality of land in how Tibetans imagine & enact themselves, #colonial dispossession, coloniality of #TibetanStudies & its extractive scholars, theft of sacred #Tibetan objects in the making of expertise & museums, intentionality etc. w/ Tsering Yangzom Lama tinyurl.com/3f5637b3

Long term readers of Lhakar Diaries know that Tsering Yangzom Lama is one of our founders. So it is a pleasure to share a video of us in conversation talking about her book, We Measure the Earth with our Bodies, and the following topics:

WATCH—SFT Bay Area chapter president bravely hold the Tibetan national flag in a sea of paid CCP supporters. Listen to her reflect on why it was so important for her to hold the Tibetan flag as the world watched the events at APEC.

#Repatriation is about returning stolen cultural artifacts back to its original owners. Why is Alvin Bragg returning stolen #Tibetan artifacts to #China & not Tibetan monasteries, families, inst? China stole them during Tibet's invasion & occupation & sold them to the West.

Saddened to hear of the passing of Gyari Dorjé Yudrön la 1933-2024. In honor of her memory, read about her daring battle against the Chinese army lhakardiaries.com/2011/08/19/in-…

"rare protest outside a residential school, appealing to authorities to allow their children to return home, in time to help with the caterpillar fungus harvesting" youtube.com/watch?v=zJ_cVe…

#China's #colonialism in #Tibet criminalizes #Tibetans for protesting unlawful land-theft by the colonial government & securitizes them for disseminating info of that theft to the outside world. #LandBack now!

1/ #Tibetan community urges democratic nations, including #India to press Beijing on the whereabouts of the #PanchenLama, a key spiritual figure who vanished in 1995. The search for the 11th #PanchenLama, #GedhunChoekyiNyima, continues after nearly three decades. #TibetanUnity

A historical scene featuring Lowell Thomas Sr. with the Dalai Lama's family in #Lhasa, #Tibet, during his stay in independent #Tibet. Lowell Thomas Sr. is holding a little girl, Jetsun Pemala, who is now 84 years old. #DalaiLamaFamily #PotalaPalace #IndependentTibet

How are these forced removal of Tibetans from their ancestral villages in #Tibet under #China similar to the forced removal of Native Americans who were relocated under the gun by the US government to places such as Oklahoma through the 1830 Indian Removal Act? 🧵

@Dawa_Lokyitsang's short interview with Phayul: What is Lhakar? How did the Lhakar movement become a medium for dissidence inside #Tibet? What role does Lhakar Diaries play? lhakardiaries.com/2024/05/29/wha…

Lhakar as a non-violent Tibetan identity empowerment movement in Tibet began soon after the massive crackdowns on Tibetans by the Chinese Communist government following the 2008 National Uprisings against the occupation of Tibet. Lhakar Diaries began in 2011.

Check out this interesting essay historicizing the demoness Sinmo by Professor of Religion, Jose Cabezon. It sources @Dawa's 2015 essay: When Tibetan Women Ruled Tibet on Lhakar diaries lhakardiaries.com/2015/09/23/whe…

Watch Dawa Lokyitsang, PhD okyitsang's keynote lecture "The Dalai Lama’s Future Succession: Understanding the 14th Dalai Lama & His Formidable Contributions" at the University of Colorado's Department of Anthropology on Lhakar Diarie youtu.be/xcJfNCM-hTQ

New post by Dawa Lokyitsang, PhD "Understanding Asian Settler-Colonial Imperialisms and Indigeneities, #China in #Tibet" lhakardiaries.com/2024/10/16/und…