Tibet at 91: The Unfinished Reckoning of a Civilization in Exile
OPINION
As China makes its move to assimilate Tibet, including by nationalizing the Dalai Lama reincarnation recognition process, the question is, does the rest of...
The Next Dalai Lama: Faith, Power and the Contest for Legitimacy
OPINION
While the Dalai Lama succession question sits right at the center of China's quest to redefine and remake Tibet in its own image, spiritual...
Loga Rangzen: The Spirit Lives On
LETTER
Those who dedicated their lives in exile to the cause of Tibetan independence as their ultimate purpose endured countless obstacles. There were moments when...
Transforming Tibetan Schooling in Exile from Within
OPINION
Professor Nawang Phuntsog* laments what he sees as the Central Tibetan Administration’s (CTA) seemingly lukewarm commitment to Tibetan schooling in exile and proposes a...
China’s New “Ethnic Unity” Regulations and the Future of Tibetan Identity: A Critical Examination of Cultural Assimilation, Language Policy, and State Power in Tibet
OPINION
Gyaltsen Choedak* says China’s Regulations on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, which came into force on Jul 1, symbolize an ongoing struggle over language,...
Erasing Uyghur, Tibetan and Mongolian Languages and Cultures and Mandarin Supremacy
OPINION
Since language is inseparable from cultural and religious identity to the Uyghur, Tibetan, and Mongolian communities, China's requirement that they adopt Mandarin in school...