Contact is taking a break after 25 years of bringing you news of Tibet and Tibetan issues. We are celebrating our 25 years by bringing you the story of Contact and the people who have made it happen, and our archive is still there for you to access at any time, and below you can read the story of Contact, how it came into being and the wonderful reflections of the people who have made it happen over the years.
When and how Contact will re-emerge and evolve will be determined by those who become involved.
Tashi Tsering, author of the autobiographical “The Struggle for Modern Tibet” has died in Lhasa at the age of 85. He was born a peasant, and illiterate, but later studied abroad, returning to Tibet during the Cultural Revolution, where he was imprisoned, charged as an American spy. After his release he built schools for poor children in and around Lhasa. He also compiled a Tibetan-Chinese-English dictionary.
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