Conversation with Lodoe Gyatso la

Hosted by Tenzing Dhamdul, FNVA

In this episode we engage with Lodoe Gyatso is currently with the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) in New York. Prior to this, he served as a Youth Representative at the United Nations. He is deeply involved in the Tibetan Freedom Movement and has participated in several Tibet Lobby Days in the USA.

In this podcast, Lodoe Gyatso shares his experiences and journey as a Tibetan born in India and raised in the USA. He discusses his involvement in the Tibetan Freedom Movement and explains how his experience at the UN has helped him understand how the organization works to raise awareness about Tibet’s plight. He also emphasises that there is hope for Tibet, and that we must do our best in our respective fields, as this will eventually provide a larger platform to speak about Tibet.

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Conversation with Tenzin Yangzom la

Hosted by Tenzing Dhamdul, FNVA

In this episode we engage with Tenzin Yangzom la. She is the Campaigns Coordinator at the International Tibet Network (ITN) and previously she was also the Grassroots Director at Students for a Free Tibet (SFT). She is among the youth deeply involved in the Tibetan Freedom Movement and played a pivotal role in the shutting down of Confucius Institute at Tufts University. 

In the podcast, Tenzin Yangzom shares her experiences and journey with the Tibetan Freedom Movement. She explains how her family had a significant influence in her involvement with the movement with their constant support being the foundation of here. She discusses about the International Tibet Network (ITN), the story behind its genesis and the plethora of direct actions and campaigns she has been involved in. The most recent being the displaying of ‘Free Tibet’ banner on the bridge where Chinese president Xi Jinping motorcade had to pass through. She shares her engagement with Tibetans who had visited Tibet recently and concludes by telling us that the world’s perspective on China is changing.

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Conversation with Tashi Nyima la

Hosted by Tenzing Dhamdul, FNVA

In this episode we engage with Tashi Nyima la. He is the co-founder of Khadhok Arts, alongside his colleagues Tenzin Melak and Lea Taake. This Tibetan arts collective was established in 2023 with the goal of nurturing Tibetan artists and providing them with a much-needed platform to showcase their work. In addition to their recent exhibition, “Dreaming Tibet,” where young Tibetan children displayed their artwork, they will host their annual exhibition titled “Unsettled,” which will run from November 1st onwards in Dharamshala, India. 

In this podcast, Tashi Nyima shares his experiences and journey with art in the Tibetan exile community. He explains how his family had a significant influence on his artistic development through their support, encouraging him to pursue this profession. He also discusses how exposure to various art forms led him to focus on exile Tibetan art, which strongly relates to the community’s political and legal status, particularly in the context of his own freedom. He stressed on the fact how art connects Tibetans both inside and outside Tibet, with him stating that there is a very big artistic community inside Tibet. For him, art is a means to initiate much-needed debate within the community and serves as a powerful form of non-violent resistance through which one can convey their message. He hopes to raise global awareness about Tibet through his art and Khadhok Arts initiatives.

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Conversation with Dr. Tara Lhamo La

Hosted by Tenzing Dhamdul, FNVA

In this episode we engage with Dr Tara Lhamo la. She had recently taken part in the 2nd International Tibet Youth Forum (ITYF) held in Dharamshala, India organized by the Central Tibetan Administration. She is a Tibetan youth leader in the United Kingdom and held various designations including the Youth and Cultural Coordinator of the Tibetan Community in Britain (United Kingdom). She is the UK National V-TAG (Voluntary Tibet Advocacy Group) Coordinator. 

She shares her own experiences in Tibetan Advocacy, and how her community and her family were influential here. Thus inspiring her to learn more about her Tibetan Community, leading her to study in India, where she met His Holiness the Dalai Lama. She highlights the Tibetan Community in the United Kingdom and their initiatives, which include the preservation of the Tibetan culture and identity and advocacy for Tibet with the UK leadership. Furthermore, being a professional physician she stated how being brought up in a Tibetan family helps her immensely, especially in aspects like mindfulness and having empathy when treating her patients. She also explains the current political climate in the United Kingdom with Labor coming to power on how Tibetans must advocate efficiency and also the growing distrust among the British public over the Communist Party of China and its activities.

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Conversation with Tenzin Tsedub Lodoe La

Hosted by Tenzing Dhamdul, FNVA

In this episode Tenzin Tsedub Lodoe la shares his inspiring journey as a Tibetan based in USA. He currently is the national coordinator of Voluntary Tibet Advocacy Group (V-TAG) USA and also a co-founder of Bodja Podcast which has been coming out amazing podcast of Tibetans from all walks of life in English.

Being a participant of the both the 2023 and 2024 International Tibet Youth Forum (ITYF) he shares us how relevant and important this annual forum is and it a hub to him where Tibetan youth from different countries come together to learn and then advocate for Tibet. Similarly being in the USA he spotlights the Tibet Lobby Day and how he has been taking part of it since his high school days, with it being central in pushing forth Tibetan related polices and resolutions in USA. 

He further highlights how advocacy in the USA by Tibetans contributed to the historic signing of the Resolve Tibet Act by US President Joe Biden led by the International Campaign for Tibet and Office of Tibet. He currently interns at Harvard’s Leadership & Happiness Laboratory and narrates to us about his heartfelt speech at His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 89th birthday in Dharamshala, India. He finally shares us messages from Tibetans in occupied Tibet and calls upon all Tibetans to embody the spirit of the Dalai Lama in spreading love and peace.

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