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Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Tenzin Chodon
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| Description | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Tenzin Chodon was born in Nyigo, Tibet. She moved with her parents to India in 1959. Chodon was a teacher in India until moving to the United States as part of the U.S. Tibetan Resettlement Project. She is one of the principal founders of the Tibetan Women's Association (TWA) in Minnesota. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Parents, family, traveling from Tibet, Tibetan Institute for Performing Arts (TIPA), Tibetan Children's Village (TCV), school in India, teaching in India, death of husband, separation of family, deciding to come to the United States, first jobs in the U.S., transportation, translating, community, immigration clinic, Tibetan Woman's Association (TWA), Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), preserving culture, community, challenges, children, adjusting to the U.S., food, Buddhism, activism, differences and similarities between India and the U.S. |
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| Quantity | 2 hours sound cassette 32 pages transcript |
| Format | Content Category: sound recordings Content Category: text |
| Measurements | 01:45:35 running time |
| Creation | Narrator: Chodon, Tenzin Interviewer: Yangdon, Tenzin Interviewer: Lenz, Charles Made in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States |
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Tibetans Made in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States |
| Dates | Creation: 09/05/2005 |
| Holding Type | Oral History - Interview |
| ID Number | OH 104 |
| Accession Number | AV2005.106.1 |
| More Info | MHS Library Catalog |
| Related Collections | Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project' |