Future of Tibet: Thoughts and Observations
The following is a video of the short talk I gave the conference “Future of Tibet” in Paris on FRIDAY 25 November, 2022. I share my observation on political developments within the diaspora community,...
View ArticleIn honor of the 13th Dalai Lama’s proclamation of Independence: Neglecting...
[The following is a quick response to the developing thesis on early exile as “Dalai Lama hegemony” or “Geluk Dominance.”] If you are going to consider the Ganden Phodrang Government’s actions during...
View ArticleThe Geopolitical Violence of Translating the Dalai Lama
[The following article appeared originally in The Geopolitics on April 25, 2023. I am re-posting it here for archival purposes and easy access for readers of Lhakar Diaries] *** How do you translate...
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Tsering Yangzom Lama, Dawa Lokyitsang and Natalie Avalos at Jaipur Lit Festival
This conversation titled “Tsering Yangzom Lama and Dawa Lokyitsang in conversation with Natalie Avalos, introduced by Holly Gayley” took place at the Jaipur Literature Festival in Boulder, CO on...
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On translation with Janet Gyatso, Dawa Lokyitsang, & Amy Langenberg, and the...
This conversation took place as part of the second Lotsawa Translation Workshop at Northwestern University on Saturday, October 15, 2022. The theme of 2022 was “Celebrating Buddhist Women’s Voices in...
View ArticleWhat is Lhakar? How did Lhakar Diaries Begin?
The following is a short interview I did with Phayul Media, the popular Tibetan news platform based in Dharamsala, India, in the summer of 2022 (they published it a year later in 2023). Here are a...
View ArticleThe Dalai Lama’s Future Succession: Understanding the 14th Dalai Lama and His...
This keynote lecture by Dr. Dawa Lokyitsang on “The Dalai Lama’s Future Succession: Understanding the 14th Dalai Lama and His Formidable Contributions” with responses from Tenzin Dorjee (Columbia...
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Understanding Asian Settler-Colonial Imperialisms and Indigeneities, China in...
I recently I published “Are Tibetans Indigenous? The Political Stakes and Potentiality of the Translation of Indigeneity” in ANU Press‘s Made in China Journal: Volume 9, Issue 1, 2024. The issue is...
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Exploring Tibetan Indigeneity in the Context of Globalizing Settler...
Thank you to the Department of Asian Studies’ Himalaya Program, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, and School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia for...
View ArticleYouth on Climate & Indigenous Futures, hosted by David Lam Center @ Simon...
This conversation took place on January 16th, 2025. Thank you to Simon Fraser University’s David Lam Center in British Columbia, Canada for sponsoring this event. Topics include: Climate change as an...
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