Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project

Titles: Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project (Supplied title)

Description: The Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project collected interviews from twenty-two immigrants of Tibetan decent living in Minnesota. The project collected first hand stories from members of a young immigrant community establishing themselves in Minnesota. Narrators were chosen from a variety of backgrounds, community involvement, careers, age, and histories. Many shared stories of the decision to emigrate, expectations of the United States, difficulties adjusting to life in Minnesota, and community triumphs. A major focus of this project was to document the establishment, progression, and to discuss the future of this young community as it seeks to assimilate with a new culture while trying to preserve its own. The Tibetan interviewers were all college age youth from various backgrounds and immigration histories. They were chosen based on a keen interest in the project and a substantial level of community involvement and academic excellence. Their involvement in the project brought insights that can only come from cultural insiders re-examining their own community. All four Tibetan interviewers where also interviewed as part of this project.

Dates

• 08/2005 - 09/2005 (Creation)

Interviews

• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Tenzin Chodon' <OH 104>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Thupten Dadak' <OH 104>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Yangchen Dolkar' <OH 104>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Tenzin Dolsel' <OH 104>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Gyen Gedun Kalsang' <OH 104>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Tenzin Khando' <OH 104>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Tenzin Khenrab' <OH 104>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Tashi Khongertsang' <OH 104>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Tsewang Sangmo Lama' <OH 104>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Tashi Lhamo' <OH 104>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Tashi Lhewa' <OH 104>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Tenzin Ngawang' <OH 104>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Dr. Tsewang Ngodup' <OH 104>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Dorjee Norbu' <OH 104>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Kalsang Phuntsok' <OH 104>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Wangyal T. Ritzekura' <OH 104>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Tendell Sangmo' <OH 104>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Namgang Tsering' <OH 104>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Tenzin Tsering' <OH 104>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Gyatsho Tssering' <OH 104>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Jigme Ugen' <OH 104>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassette: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Tenzin Yangdon' <OH 104>

Creation

• interviewer: Lenz, Charles
• interviewer and interviewee: Khando, Tenzin
• interviewer and interviewee: Lama, Tsewang Sangmo
• interviewer and interviewee: Norbu, Dorjee T.
• interviewer and interviewee: Yangdon, Tenzin
• interviewee: Chodon, Tenzin
• interviewee: Dadak, Thupten
• interviewee: Dolkar, Yangchen
• interviewee: Dolsel, Tenzin
• interviewee: Kalsang, Gyen Gedun
• interviewee: Khenrab, Tenzin
• interviewee: Khongertsang, Tashi
• interviewee: Lhamo, Tashi
• interviewee: Lhewa, Tashi
• interviewee: Ngawang, Tenzin
• interviewee: Ngodup, Dr. Tsewang
• interviewee: Phuntsok, Kalsang
• interviewee: Ritzekura, Wangyal T.
• interviewee: Sangmo, Tendell
• interviewee: Tsering, Namgang
• interviewee: Tsering, Tenzin
• interviewee: Tssering, Gyatsho
• interviewee: Ugen, Jigme

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 104
• Accession Number: AV2005.106

Holding Type: Oral History - Project

Quantity: 1 project 35 hours sound cassette 670 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Subjects

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