TIBETAN DEMOCRACY DAY: The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’ building was completed in the early 1980s. It is a modest structure at the centre of a horseshoe-shaped cluster of building housing the various departments of the Secretariat of the Government-in-exile. There is nothing strikingly Tibetan about the architecture of the Parliament building. The 46 Deputies and eight Kalons sit in two U-shaped rows in a square hall while the officials, journalists and visitors are seated behind them. On a raised platform behind the Chairman’s desk is a desk reserved for the Dalai Lama when he addresses the Parliament. An enlarged photograph of the Dalai Lama on the wall behind and an elaborate thangka are the only symbols of Tibet, together with the fact that the proceedings are conducted in Tibetans. Read the rest of this entry »
2010 TIBET FEST RAFFLE TICKET WINNERS!
1st Prize: Bill, Bothell, WA (32GB IPOD TOUCH)
2nd Prize: Kristine Honda, Seattle, WA (16GB IPOD TOUCH)
3rd Prize: Tenzin Chokey Sokpo, Seattle, WA (8GB IPOD NANO)
15th Annual TibetFest in Memory of 4/14/10 Tibet’s Earthquake Victims.
Special Guest Performers:
Phurbu T. Namgyal (Tibetan Pop Star based in MN) Tenzin Ngawang (Member of Melong Band based in MN) Minnesota’s Tibetan Traditional Dance Troupe Sand Mandala By Namgyal Monastery Monks from Ithaca, NY), Culture Brothers based in Alaska, and Amalia Rubin (2007 Best International Artiste for Tibet)
On behalf of the Tibetan Association of Washington (TAW), I would like to welcome all to the 15th annual Tibet Fest in joint collaboration with Seattle Center.Read the rest of this entry »
*NEXT PRAYER SERVICE COMING SAT: 6pm-7pm Mangja and Kyuon Sponsors: (8/14/10) Sonam Tsering Family; (8/21/10) Norzom and Quan Family; (9/4/10) Tenzin Yangchen, Tsering and Nyima Family;(9/11/10) Karma and Tashi Bhuti Family & Tsewang Sangmo Udak Family);(9/18/10) Karma and Tashi Bhuti and Kelsang Chokyi family)…
Dear Community Members,
Once again it’s time for us to show our unity and solidarity during this challenging and devastating time for our brethren in Tibet especially in Drugchu, northeastern Amdo. Due to devastating mudslides which hit Drugchu in northeastern Amdo Province of Tibet on early Sunday, at least 127 people have been confirmed dead and over 2,000 still missing.
TAW will hold Mani and Monlam prayer service at Sakya monastery at 6pm to
7pm TODAY, Monday 9th August. We request every community member and friends of Tibet to attend. Thank you, Jampa Jorkhang (TAW President)
Please note that TAW is not endorsing Lobsang la specifically but rather taking this opportunity to engage community members in this historic upcoming election which His Holiness has urged Tibetan citizens to take part in as a use of our basic democratic freedom and rights - a gift that our brethren cannot enjoy under the Chinese rule.
Dr. Lobsang Sangay is a Senior Fellow at the East Asian Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law School. He studied at CST Darjeeling, BA Read the rest of this entry »
A Tibetan appointed to the Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs
The Washington State Governor has appointed a Tibetan American and resident of Seattle, Tashi Namgyal Khamshitsang, to the State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs.
The State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs looks after the well-being of Asian Pacific Americans in the Washington State by ensuring their access to participation in the fields of government, business, education, and other areas.The Commission also serves as an Asian Advisory Council to the Governor.The Commission was instituted by the 43rd State legislation passed on February 26, 1974.
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1980s. It is a modest structure at the centre of a horseshoe-shaped cluster of building housing the various departments of the Secretariat of the Government-in-exile. There is nothing strikingly Tibetan about the architecture of the Parliament building. The 46 Deputies and eight Kalons sit in two U-shaped rows in a square hall while the officials, journalists and visitors are seated behind them. On a raised platform behind the Chairman’s desk is a desk reserved for the Dalai Lama when he addresses the Parliament. An enlarged photograph of the Dalai Lama on the wall behind and an elaborate thangka are the only symbols of Tibet, together with the fact that the proceedings are conducted in Tibetans. Read the rest of this entry »
