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Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Tenzin Ngawang
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| Description | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Tenzin Ngawang is a former student and instructor at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) in Dharamsala, India. Ngawang is currently the instructor of Tibetan dance and music at the Tibetan Cultural Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Parents, family, Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA), dance, music, opera, plays, including teaching and performing, decision to come to the United States, touring the U.S., lack of traditional arts, differences and similarities in students in India and the U.S., differences and similarities between Tibetan, Indian, and American culture and lifestyle, adjusting to life in Minnesota, community, including support and challenges, future goals, Tibetan Cultural Center, preserving culture, American influences, weather, transportation, Tibet. |
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| Quantity | 1 hour sound cassette 28 pages transcript |
| Format | Content Category: sound recordings Content Category: text |
| Measurements | 01:01:36 running time |
| Creation | Narrator: Ngawang, Tenzin Interviewer: Norbu, Dorjee T. Interviewer: Lenz, Charles Made in Richfield, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States |
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Tibetans Made in Richfield, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States |
| Dates | Creation: 07/21/2005 |
| Holding Type | Oral History - Interview |
| ID Number | OH 104 |
| Accession Number | AV2005.106.12 |
| More Info | MHS Library Catalog |
| Related Collections | Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project' |