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Titles: Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Tashi Khongertsang (Supplied title)
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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Holding Type: Oral History - Interview
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Quantity: 1 hour sound cassette 23 pages transcript
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