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Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Tashi Khongertsang
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| Description | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Tashi Khongertsang was born in India and moved to Nepal with his parents. He attended school in Kalingpong, India. Khongertsang moved to Seattle as a teenager to live with family. He then moved to Minnesota in 1996. He is the owner of Tibet's Corner, the first Tibetan-owned restaurant in Minnesota. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Parents, family, attending school in India, moving to the United States, adjusting to life in the U.S., weather, first jobs in the U.S., opening a restaurant, generational differences within community, Tibetan food, educating Westerners, running a business, community, stereotypes, differences and similarities between Tibetans and Westerners, citizenship, preserving culture. |
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| Quantity | 1 hour sound cassette 23 pages transcript |
| Format | Content Category: sound recordings Content Category: text |
| Measurements | 00:30:22 running time |
| Creation | Narrator: Khongertsang, Tashi Interviewer: Norbu, Dorjee T. 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: 08/24/2005 |
| Holding Type | Oral History - Interview |
| ID Number | OH 104 |
| Accession Number | AV2005.106.8 |
| More Info | MHS Library Catalog |
| Related Collections | Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project' |