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Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Tendell Sangmo
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| Description | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Tendell Sangmo was born in Tibet. She moved to India in 1960 with her parents. Upon arriving in the United States, Sangmo first lived in Ithaca, New York. She then moved to Minnesota in 2000. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Parents, family, attending school in India, attending secretarial course in Delhi, working for the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), first jobs in the United States, finding housing in Minnesota, attending nursing school, working as a nurse in Minnesota, parenting and the challenges thereof, community, Tibetan Woman's Association (TWA), preserving culture, transportation, Tibetan youth, challenges, Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), activism in the community, busy lifestyle, similarities and differences between Tibetan, Indian, and American culture, dangers of assimilation, Tibetan Cultural Center, Tibetan language, Tibetan Green Books, Tibetan Government in Exile, children dating in the U.S., Miss Tibet Contest, future of community, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Buddhism, Tibetan Children's Village (TCV), English. |
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| Quantity | 2 hours sound cassette 37 pages transcript |
| Format | Content Category: sound recordings Content Category: text |
| Measurements | 01:43:26 running time |
| Creation | Narrator: Sangmo, Tendell Interviewer: Yangdon, Tenzin 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: 07/27/2005 |
| Holding Type | Oral History - Interview |
| ID Number | OH 104 |
| Accession Number | AV2005.106.17 |
| More Info | MHS Library Catalog |
| Related Collections | Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project' |
