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Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project: Interview with Tenzin Tsering
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| Description | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Tenzin Tsering was born in Dharamsala, India. He attended school in Mussoorie, India before moving to Minnesota in 1998 to attend DeLaSalle High School. He is pursuing his undergraduate degree at Hamline University. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Parents, family, wanting to come to the United States, first impressions of school in Minnesota, differences and similarities between schools in India and the U.S., English, future career, Chinese language, selecting a college, college experiences, Students for a Free Tibet (SFT), activism, including youth and college, Hamline University, attending college with other Tibetan students, starting a political organization, community, preserving culture, Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota (TAFM), citizenship, challenges of being an international student, race, Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), Westerners and the Tibetan cause, China, roots, identity, Middle-Way, differences and similarities between Tibetan and American culture, Tibetan politics, religion. |
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| Quantity | 2 hours sound cassette 31 pages transcript |
| Format | Content Category: sound recordings Content Category: text |
| Measurements | 01:17:21 running time |
| Creation | Narrator: Tsering, Tenzin Interviewer: Khando, Tenzin Interviewer: Lenz, Charles Made in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States |
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Tibetans Made in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States |
| Dates | Creation: 08/26/2005 |
| Holding Type | Oral History - Interview |
| ID Number | OH 104 |
| Accession Number | AV2005.106.19 |
| More Info | MHS Library Catalog |
| Related Collections | Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Minnesota Tibetan Oral History Project' |