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    “Two revolutions and Tibetan resilience”                                                                                                             -Som                               (Culture revolution and Tibetan peace revolution 2008) My grandmother's untold story of the Cultural Revolution in Tibet was shocking, extreme, and unbearable. She narrated her tragic story with tears in her eyes and a pale facial expression. She had experienced a real hell on earth and never saw any ray of hope in her future life at that time. The revolution was generally considered...

“The tattoo sink on my right elbow, Dalai Lama"

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I was born in Tibet And brought up in India I did my nursery school in China And university in India At this contrast from my educational journey The tattoo sinks on my right elbow Is the symbol of my country and the great leader Nevertheless My tongue speaks four languages Half in Hindi, little less in Chinese And equally in Tibetan and English But the tattoo sinks on my right elbow Is the symbol of my language and identity My face shows the similarities of those Nepali And eyes read deep into Han Chinese My skin fits any Asian countries But blood proves me a pure Tibetan The tattoo sinks on my right elbow Is the symbol of where I came from and who I am ...

“A Stolen Child, Panchen Lama”

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The 11th Panchen Lama.                                                       “A Stolen Child, Panchen Lama” "A single small boy's picture at the age of six is the only proof that he is alive in Chinese prison to the world after 25 long years of today."                                                                                                                                 By Som (My permanent address was stolen too) Panchen Lama; a 6-years old of an innocent boy, the youngest political prisoner in the world was born on 25...