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Our website provides access to all 304 interviews in the form of videos and English transcripts.
Our website provides access to all 304 interviews in the form of videos and English transcripts.
Explores the cultural traditions of Tibet and the elders' lives as the children of farmers, herders and traders or as young monks and nuns in monasteries.
Details the religious and spiritual traditions of Tibet, including Buddhist monasteries, the influence of these traditions in everyday life and perceptions of the Chinese occupation.
Describes the infiltration of Tibetan villages by the Chinese army and the subsequent dissolution of traditional Tibetan social, cultural, and religious ways of life.
Documents eyewitness accounts of arrests, beatings, imprisonment and forced work in labor camps after the Chinese invasion.
Highlights efforts by Tibetans - many of whom were Buddhist monks - to fend off the Chinese invasion and protect His Holiness the Dalai Lama before he fled to India
Interview No. | Interviewee Interviewee Age |
Birthplace Livelihood |
Interview Date Location |
Categories Transcript |
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1 | Apey Age 88 | Kham, Tibet Dairy Farming, Farming | 2007-06-27 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India | Culture and History Transcript: Available |
3 | Jampa Tashi Age 83 | Kham, Tibet Monk | 2007-06-25 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India | Resistance and Revolution Transcript: Available |
4 | Paljor Age 81 | Utsang, Tibet Servant | 2007-07-02 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India | Culture and History Transcript: Available |
5 | Chonzom Age 79 | Utsang, Tibet Nun | 2007-06-29 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India | Oppression and Imprisonment Transcript: Available |
6 | Norbu Dhondup Age 78 | Utsang, Tibet Agriculture, Dairy Farming | 2007-06-27 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India | Chinese Invasion and Occupation Transcript: Available |
7 | Tashi Nyima Age 76 | Kham, Tibet Farming, Transportation | 2007-07-01 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India | Chinese Invasion and Occupation Transcript: Available |
9 | Tsering Kyipa Age 72 | Utsang, Tibet Farming | 2007-07-01 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India | Chinese Invasion and Occupation Transcript: Available |
10 | Norbu Age 70 | Utsang, Tibet Farming | 2007-07-02 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India | Chinese Invasion and Occupation Transcript: Available |
11 | Tashi Age 69 | Utsang, Tibet Monk | 2007-06-29 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India | Resistance and Revolution Transcript: Available |
12 | Yeshi Lhadon Age 86 | Kham, Tibet Agriculture, Dairy Farming | 2007-06-29 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India | Chinese Invasion and Occupation Transcript: Available |
13 | Ngawang Lobsang Age 77 | Kham, Tibet Dairy Farming | 2007-07-02 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India | Resistance and Revolution Transcript: Available |
14 | Tashi Phuntsok Age 73 | Utsang, Tibet Business, Dairy Farming | 2007-06-27 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India | Culture and History Transcript: Available |
15 | Tsering Palden Age 73 | Utsang, Tibet Dairy Farming | 2007-06-28 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India | Culture and History Transcript: Available |
16 | Gelong Age 74 | Utsang, Tibet Agriculture, Dairy Farming | 2007-06-30 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India | Oppression and Imprisonment Transcript: Available |
18 | Dorji Damdul Age 75 | Utsang, Tibet Monk | 2007-06-28 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India | Chinese Invasion and Occupation Transcript: Available |
19 | Tsering Methok Age 75 | Utsang, Tibet Weaving | 2007-06-29 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India | Culture and History Transcript: Available |
1B | Keotsang Tulku Jamphel Yeshi Age 70 | Utsang, Tibet Monk | 2013-12-23 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India | Oppression and Imprisonment Transcript: Available |
1C | Ngawang Tsultrim Thepo, Geshe Age 72 | Utsang, Tibet Monk | 2012-02-21 Oakland, California, United States | Buddhist Traditions Transcript: Available |
1D | Kanying Lobsang Deckyi Age 66 | Utsang, Tibet | 2012-05-14 Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India | Oppression and Imprisonment Transcript: Available |
1N | Ngawang Khedup Age 78 | Utsang, Tibet Monk | 2015-04-07 Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal | Resistance and Revolution Transcript: Available |
Interview No. | Interviewee Interviewee Age Alias Gender Birth Year |
Birthplace Livelihood Year Left Tibet Monk/Nun |
Interview Date Location Interviewer |
Categories Transcript Full-Length Video Language |
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1 | Apey Age 88 Alias: No Male 1919 | Kham, Tibet Dairy Farming, Farming 1959 No | 2007-06-27 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India Marcella Adamski | Culture and History Transcript: Available Video: Available Language: Tibetan |
3 | Jampa Tashi Age 83 Alias: No Male 1924 | Kham, Tibet Monk 1959 Previously | 2007-06-25 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India Rebecca Novick | Resistance and Revolution Transcript: Available Video: Available Language: Tibetan |
4 | Paljor Age 81 Alias: No Male 1926 | Utsang, Tibet Servant 1959 No | 2007-07-02 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India Rebecca Novick | Culture and History Transcript: Available Video: Available Language: Tibetan |
5 | Chonzom Age 79 Alias: No Female 1928 | Utsang, Tibet Nun 1967 Previously | 2007-06-29 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India Martin Newman | Oppression and Imprisonment Transcript: Available Video: Available Language: Tibetan |
6 | Norbu Dhondup Age 78 Alias: No Male 1929 | Utsang, Tibet Agriculture, Dairy Farming 1959 No | 2007-06-27 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India Marcella Adamski | Chinese Invasion and Occupation Transcript: Available Video: Available Language: Tibetan |
7 | Tashi Nyima Age 76 Alias: No Male 1931 | Kham, Tibet Farming, Transportation 1957 No | 2007-07-01 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India Rebecca Novick | Chinese Invasion and Occupation Transcript: Available Video: Available Language: Tibetan |
9 | Tsering Kyipa Age 72 Alias: No Female 1935 | Utsang, Tibet Farming 1959 No | 2007-07-01 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India Rebecca Novick | Chinese Invasion and Occupation Transcript: Available Video: Available Language: Tibetan |
10 | Norbu Age 70 Alias: No Male 1937 | Utsang, Tibet Farming 1960 No | 2007-07-02 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India Rebecca Novick | Chinese Invasion and Occupation Transcript: Available Video: Available Language: Tibetan |
11 | Tashi Age 69 Alias: Yes Male 1938 | Utsang, Tibet Monk 1959 Previously | 2007-06-29 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India Martin Newman | Resistance and Revolution Transcript: Available Video: Available Language: Tibetan |
12 | Yeshi Lhadon Age 86 Alias: No Female 1921 | Kham, Tibet Agriculture, Dairy Farming 1959 No | 2007-06-29 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India Marcella Adamski | Chinese Invasion and Occupation Transcript: Available Video: Available Language: Tibetan |
13 | Ngawang Lobsang Age 77 Alias: No Male 1930 | Kham, Tibet Dairy Farming 1959 No | 2007-07-02 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India Martin Newman | Resistance and Revolution Transcript: Available Video: Available Language: Tibetan |
14 | Tashi Phuntsok Age 73 Alias: No Male 1934 | Utsang, Tibet Business, Dairy Farming 1959 No | 2007-06-27 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India Marcella Adamski | Culture and History Transcript: Available Video: Available Language: Tibetan |
15 | Tsering Palden Age 73 Alias: No Male 1935 | Utsang, Tibet Dairy Farming 1959 No | 2007-06-28 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India Rebecca Novick | Culture and History Transcript: Available Video: Available Language: Tibetan |
16 | Gelong Age 74 Alias: No Male 1933 | Utsang, Tibet Agriculture, Dairy Farming 1959 No | 2007-06-30 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India Martin Newman | Oppression and Imprisonment Transcript: Available Video: Available Language: Tibetan |
18 | Dorji Damdul Age 75 Alias: Yes Male 1932 | Utsang, Tibet Monk 1960 Previously | 2007-06-28 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India Marcella Adamski | Chinese Invasion and Occupation Transcript: Available Video: Available Language: Tibetan |
19 | Tsering Methok Age 75 Alias: No Female 1932 | Utsang, Tibet Weaving 1959 No | 2007-06-29 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India Rebecca Novick | Culture and History Transcript: Available Video: Available Language: Tibetan |
1B | Keotsang Tulku Jamphel Yeshi Age 70 Alias: No Male 1944 | Utsang, Tibet Monk 1985 Currently | 2013-12-23 Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India Marcella Adamski | Oppression and Imprisonment Transcript: Available Video: Available Language: Tibetan |
1C | Ngawang Tsultrim Thepo, Geshe Age 72 Alias: No Male 1940 | Utsang, Tibet Monk 1960 Currently | 2012-02-21 Oakland, California, United States Martin Newman | Buddhist Traditions Transcript: Available Video: Available Language: Tibetan |
1D | Kanying Lobsang Deckyi Age 66 Alias: No Female 1947 | Utsang, Tibet 1982 No | 2012-05-14 Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India Rebecca Novick | Oppression and Imprisonment Transcript: Available Video: Available Language: Tibetan |
1N | Ngawang Khedup Age 78 Alias: No Male 1937 | Utsang, Tibet Monk 1959 Previously | 2015-04-07 Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal Marcella Adamski | Resistance and Revolution Transcript: Available Video: Available Language: Tibetan |