Unwelcome ghosts

When Tony Blair shook Wen Jiabao’s hand yesterday, both men knew that the balance of history was shifting. Even two decades ago, a British prime minister would have known that his guest was in charge of an economy full of potential but failing to deliver.

Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program Features Tibet-Related Film

A Tibet-related documentary “Lost Treasures of Tibet” is among the films that are being shown by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. as part of its Asian Pacific American Heritage Month program. It will be shown at 12 noon on May 21, 2004 at the National Museum of Natural History Baird Auditorium in Washington, D.C.

Music meets Message at Tenzing’s Melbourne Concert

From a nomadic boy born in a tent on the highest mountains of the world, to a monk in a sacred monastery in India, to a factory worker in Australia – Tenzing Tsewang’s biographical musical is a captivating journey of diverse cultures and identity.

China’s Tibet Policy

When Dawa Norbu is not teaching graduates at the School of International Studies in Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, he is found squatting cross-legged under banyan trees on campus, sporting Bermuda shorts and worn-out flip-flops, and sharing a cup of chai with commoners.