Stand up for your Rights

Monks from the resource rich region of Nyarong, Kham Province carried out a peaceful protest on May 8, 2010 against Beijing’s rule in Tibet. Seen here are the monks, aged between 19 and 22, with the Tibetan words ‘Tibet’ and ‘Sadness’ written on their bare chests, posing in front of the ‘banned in Tibet’ picture of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and hand drawn Tibetan national flags. The whereabouts of the monks are not yet known.

Tibetans in MN lobby for Kirti monks

Standing in solidarity with the monks of Kirti monastery in Ngaba, Minnesota Regional Tibetan Women’s Association, Regional Tibetan Youth Congress of MN, Students for a Free

Bay Area Tibetans get first community center

Tibetan Buddhism has long been a popular spiritual practice in the San Francisco Bay area, but the region’s 1,500 Tibetan-Americans are just now getting a community center to call their own

SF Tibetan wins Truman Scholarship

A Tibetan student has won the prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship for her academic performances and leadership abilities. Daughter of Tibetan parents liv