Name
Li, Jianglin, 1956- (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Sonam Yangzom, 2010
Abstract
Oral history interview with Sonam Yangzom (Tib. Bsod nams dbyangs 'dzom), born circa 1954 to a nomad family in Ngari (Tib. Mgna' ris); regarding the escape of her nomad family in 1959/1960 to Nepal and then India in 1963; describes the loss of elders during escape and her stay in a nursery in Mussoorie until Class 8; hardships such as hunger during the early years in exile, etc.
Collection Name
Jianglin Li Interviews with Tibetan Exiles
Subjects
Refugees, Tibetan; Social conditions; Women, Tibetan; Tibetans; India; Nepal; Ngari Diqu (China); Bsod-nams-dbyangs-'dzom
Format
video recordings; oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
September 4, 2010
Physical Description
2 video files (Part 1: 9 minutes; Part 2: 9 minutes)
Note
Interviewed by Jianglin Li at Settlement Number 3 in Mundgod, India, on September 4, 2010.
Note (Language)
Interview conducted in Tibetan through an interpreter, with Chinese summary translations for the interviewer.
Note (Biographical)
Bsod nams dbyangs 'dzom, born circa 1954 to a nomad family in Ngari (Tib. Mgna' ris)
Note (Funding)
Digitized with funding by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute.
Language
Tibetan; Chinese
Library Location
C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
8672337
Also In
Tibetan Studies Special Collections at Columbia University
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-mghg-sg76