doi:10.7916/d8-6z3s-r077Oral history interview with Lama Yedan, 2010Li, Jianglin, 1956-video recordingsoral historiesmoving imageHistoryRefugees, TibetanDge-lugs-pa lamasKhams pa (Tibetan people)Tibet RegionSichuan Sheng (China)IndiaYi-dam, Bla-maʼBras-spuṅs (Monastery)Oral history interview with Lama Yidam (a.k.a. Bla ma Yi dam, Lama Yedan, Yi dam skyabs), born circa 1943, who discusses becoming a monk at age 9, the arrest and struggle of his father who was the chief of Tewo (Tib. Rta'u ; Ch. Daofu) in Ganze (Tib. Dkar-mdzes ; Ch. Ganzi), and the destruction of Tewo (Rta'u) monastery; Tibetan resistance to Chinese military offenses in eastern Tibet (a.k.a. Khams, Kham) in 1950s; the role of Amdo Dhondup (A mdo Don grub); and the interviewee's escape with 200 people and arrival in India.