Saturday, December 15, 2007

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)

Saturday, December 8, 2007

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