Karma Tsedon's Story

This interview is part of the I'm a Wisconsin Tibetan! project and features 18 year old Karma Tsedon.

Karma Tsedon's Favorites

Karma Tsedon lists her favorite things in just over 1 minute.

Tenzin Sonam's Story

This interview is part of the I'm a Wisconsin Tibetan! project and features 15 year old Tenzin Sonam.

Tenzin Sonam's Favorites

Can Tenzin Sonam list his favorite things?

Tenzin Yiga's Story

This interview is part of the I'm a Wisconsin Tibetan! project and features 16 year old Tenzin Yiga.

Tenzin Yiga's Favorites

Tenzin Yiga lists her favorite things in just over 1 minute.

Karma Palzom's Story

This interview is part of the I'm a Wisconsin Tibetan! project and features 15 year old Karma Palzom.

Karma Palzom's Favorites

Karma Palzom lists her favorite things in under 1 minute.

Jan 12 - Madison Community Calendar

• February 7 is Losar (Tibetan New Year),
• February 9 the Tibetan children in Saturday school will perform traditional dance and songs,
• March 10 (Tibetan Uprising Day) there will be a peaceful march up State Street,
• Tickets for His Holiness the Dalai Lama's next visit to Madison have gone on sale, and
• There is a Summer Study Program at Dharamsala, India for Tibetan students currently enrolled in middle and high schools in North America

Jan 12 - Where in the World is the Dalai Lama?

His Holiness is in India, being given long life ceremonies.

Breaking News from Tibet - Car Pollution in Tibet

Growing car pollution in Lhasa, Tibet and the governments new regulations.

Breaking News from Tibet - Mining in Tibet

Mining in Tibet and a large protest inside of Tibet against mining a sacred mountain

Exile Radio with Choekyi and Carl

Hosts Nawa and Abi chat with Choekyi and Carl about computers, careers, hot Tibetan girls, and Hindi celebrities.

Breaking News from Tibet - Foriegn Journalists in China

New survey finds that foriegn journalists in China lack promised freedoms

Breaking News from Tibet - Marxist Journalism

Report on "Marxist Journalism" that is taught at an elite university in China

Breaking News from Tibet - Beijing Olympics update

Update on the Beijing Olympics preparations and the related scrutiny of China

Interview: Biography of Venerable Geshe Sopa-la 3

Geshe Sopa-la's move to the United States and career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

This is part 3 of the series.

Dec 15-Exile Radio

Hosts Nawa and Tarzan question guest Tashi Wangdu about his escape from Tibet, activism in India, and recent move to Madison...and song Semchen by Tenzin Silnon

Dec 15-Breaking News from Tibet

Tibet Watch report on current religious repression in Tibet (Source: Reuters);

Chinese Bloggers and Internet Self-Censoring Culture (Source: Wall Street Journal)

Interview: Metse and Karuna Home Fundraiser

The Karuna Home for the disabled in India is bringing the movie Metse to Madison on Saturday, December 15. WTA Vice President Jampa Khedup tells us about his favorite scene in the movie and how the screening in Chicago went.

Interview: Biography of Venerable Geshe Sopa-la 2

Geshe Sopa-la's escape from Tibet and attainment of the Geshe degree.

This is part 2 of the series.

Dec 8-Exile Radio

Hosts Nawa and Tarzan have a laugh playing Tibetan Trivia and picking out a Tibetan word of the Week...and song Tere Mere Sath by Lucky Ali

Dec 8-Where in the World is the Dalai Lama?

The Dalai Lama visits Italy for 11 days.

Dec 8-Breaking News from Tibet

More on the riot in rural Paingar, Tibet;

Tibet Train Carries China Troops, a story from BBC News that was published on December 1;

Relatives of Jailed Tibetan Nomads Appeal Convictions in Sichuan, a story reported on December 5 on Phayul.com;

And from the BBC News and Phayul.com, we have story China forced Miss Tibet to quit, issued on December 5

Interview: The Importance of International Human Rights Day 2007 (December 10th)

This day is not only the anniversary of the day His Holiness the Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, it is a milestone day for the Beijing 2008 Olympics.


Kate Woznow, Campaigns Director at Students for a Free Tibet International Headquarters explains.

Interview: Madison Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) Present at Lodi High School

On November 15, SFT presented for 45 minutes to a classroom of high school students as part of Lodi's International Day.

In this interview, International Day organizer Janel Anderson describes Lodi and the reception SFT received.

Interview: Biography of Venerable Geshe Sopa-la

Geshe Sopa-la's childhood and becoming a monk in Tibet.

This is part 1 of the series that will play over the next few weeks.

Nov 30-Exile Radio

Hosts Nawa and Tarzan do a live interview with their friend Ngawang Dolker, Students for a Free Tibet Midwest Regional Coordinator. In Your Face (the Lowdown on the Facebook) gets quizzical ...and song Bhomola by Dawa Tsering

Nov 30-Madison Community Calendar

• Dec 4th at 7:00pm:
  Gangdhen Namcheo Tsok at Deer Park Center
  
  
• Dec 8th at 6:00pm:
  Noble Peace Prize celebration at Eagle Heights Community Center. Later, a dance party at West Side Club
  
  
• Dec 10th at 5:30pm:
  Candlelight vigil and peaceful procession starting from UW Library Mall to mark International Human Rights day and bring awareness to human rights abuses in Tibet.
  
  
• Dec 15th at 5pm:
  WTA will be screening film Metse in Sovereign Apartment hall. All donations will go to Karuna home in Bylakupee, which is a home for disabled children.

Nov 30-Where in the World is the Dalai Lama?

The Dalai Lama inaugarates a conference, a Stupa, and attends a major interfaith dialogue in India.

He also makes a nine day visit to Japan.

Nov 30-Breaking News From Tibet

- The Dalai Lama begins publicly discussing his reincarnation and Tibet's future leadership,

- A riot breaks out in rural Paingar, Tibet,

- Vatican says Pope Benedict will not meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Nov 9-Exile Radio

Exile Radio's Mascot Momo

Get to know hosts Nawa and Tarzan on a more personal level during this first episode of Exile Radio. Besides their thoughts, Exile Radio includes: Song Dansang Bhula by Choekyi In Your Face (the lowdown on the Facebook) Song Sonam Mepae by Tenzin

Nov 9-Madison Community Calendar

- Gangdhen Namcheo Tsok Ceremony at Deek Park on Tuesday, December 4.

University of Wisconsin-Madison Tibetan language teacher Jampa Khedup explains Gangdhen Namcheo Tsok.

- International Human Rights Day candlelight vigil on Monday, December 10. Stay tuned for more details.

Nov 9-Where in the World is the Dalai Lama?

The Dalai Lama is back home in India, so we take a closer look at his visit to Canada.

Includes interview with Dermod Travis, Executive Director of the Canada Tibet Committee, regarding Tibetan immigration to Canada.

Followed by song: Bhuchung by Choekyi

Nov 2-Madison Community Calendar

Details of Students for a Free Tibet talent show and party fundraiser on Saturday, November 17

Followed by song: Metok Dumre Nangla by Tse Gyurmey

Nov 2-Where in the World is the Dalai Lama?

The Dalai Lama meets with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and visits Toronto

Followed by song: Kum Sim Sim Ki by Tse Gyurmey

Nov 2-Breaking News From Tibet

- U.N. adopts truce resolution for Beijing Games (Source: Washington Post)

- China finds Tibetan nomad guilty over Lithang protest (Source: Radio Free Asia)

- Another shooting at Nangpa-la Pass (Source: Voice of America)

Followed by a song by Pemsi

Interview: North American Tibetan University Students' Conference

In depth coverage of the first North American Tibetan University Students' Conference.

Interviews with organizer Tenzin Seldon of the Office of Tibet in New York, conference speaker Robert Thurman, and Madison student attendee Kunor.

Oct 19-Madison Community Calendar

- Celebration of His Holiness Receiving the Congressional Gold Medal on Saturday, October 21

- Students for a Free Tibet announce a talent show and party fundraiser on Saturday, November 17

Oct 19-Where in the World is the Dalai Lama?

The Dalai Lama visits Georgia and Indiana

Oct 19-Breaking News From Tibet

An analysis of Chinese President Hu Jintao's speech at the opening of the 17th Communist Party Congress (Source: The New York Sun)

Interview: Milarepa the Movie

Interview with Director Neten Chokling Rinpoche about his film Milarepa

Interview: Nangpa-la Pass Anniversary

Madison Students for a Free Tibet remember the first anniversary of Nangpa-la Pass Shootings.

Interviews with organizers Peta and Tenzin, audience members Lars and David, and Tibetan elder Sonam.

Interview: North American Long Life Ceremony Meeting

North American Tibetan leaders gather in Madison to plan H.H. the Dalai Lama's 2008 Long Life ceremony at Deer Park Buddhist Center.

Interview with Tashi Namgyal, president of the Tibetan Association of Washington

Oct 12-Where in the World is the Dalai Lama?

The Dalai Lama has speaking engagements in New York and then heads to Washington D.C. for the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony

Oct 12-Breaking News From Tibet

- China is ordering 100,000 nomadic Tibetans to move from grasslands into towns and villages (Source: BBC News)

- Authorities in western China have detained and beaten five teenage boys on suspicion of scribbling graffition walls of a middle school calling for Tibet's independence and the return of the Dalai Lama (Source: International Herald Tribune)

-Tibetans Stormed the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi (Source: ABC News)