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Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Yangchen Dolkar
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| Description | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Tenzin Dolkar was born in Dingri, Tibet. She moved to Nepal when she was young with her family. Dolkar moved to Minnesota in 1993 as part of the United States Tibetan Resettlement Project. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Parents, family, leaving Tibet, living in a Tibetan settlement in Nepal, United States Tibetan Resettlement Project, Tibetan Green Book, deciding to come to the U.S., family separation, coming to the US, challenges, including gangs and violence, community, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, finding work in Minnesota, immigration challenges, caring for ill husband, death of son, Buddhism, opportunities in the U.S., Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), singing. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: This interview was conducted in Tibetan and transcribed in English. |
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| Quantity | 2 hours sound cassette 27 pages transcript |
| Format | Content Category: sound recordings Content Category: text |
| Measurements | 01:26:17 running time |
| Creation | Narrator: Dolkar, Yangchen Interviewer: Yangdon, Tenzin Interviewer: Lenz, Charles Made in Saint Anthony, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States |
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Tibetans Made in Saint Anthony, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States |
| Dates | Creation: 08/26/2005 |
| Holding Type | Oral History - Interview |
| ID Number | OH 104 |
| Accession Number | AV2005.106.3 |
| More Info | MHS Library Catalog |
| Related Collections | Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project' |