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Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Dorjee Norbu
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| Description | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Dorjee Norbu was born in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. He moved with his family to Mussoorie and then Rajpur. His mother moved to Minnesota in 1992. Norbu and the rest of the family followed in 1996. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Parents, family, school experiences in India and the United States, expectations of Minnesota, first experiences in Minnesota, snow, differences in social relationships between Tibetans and Americans, similarities and differences between Tibetan, Indian, and American culture, making friends, attending college, Tibetan dance group, international students, Tibetan Institute for Performing Arts (TIPA), preserving Tibetan culture, community, challenges, including gangs and violence, differences between adults and adolescents, stereotypes, economic differences within the community, race, working on the Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project. |
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| Quantity | 2 hours sound cassette 39 pages transcript |
| Format | Content Category: sound recordings Content Category: text |
| Measurements | 01:27:40 running time |
| Creation | Narrator: Norbu, Dorjee T. Interviewer: Lenz, Charles Made in Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota, United States |
| Subjects |
Tibetans Made in Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota, United States |
| Dates | Creation: 09/30/2005 |
| Holding Type | Oral History - Interview |
| ID Number | OH 104 |
| Accession Number | AV2005.106.14 |
| More Info | MHS Library Catalog |
| Related Collections | Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project' |
