Wednesday Night Series: Marcella Durand, Betsy Fagin
Recorded at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery on 09-Jan-02. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Description from label on media box. Number from edge label: 2020
Contributor:
St. Mark's Church In-The-Bowery (New York, N.Y.). Poetry Project
Location of Service: Sacramento, California; Stuttgart, Germany; Washington, DC; Lackland Air Force Base, Texas; Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Korea; Wasserkuppe, Germany
Oral history interview of Tragtsa Gyelpo
The interviewee was born in a treba household with one magang and several servants. As a child, he worked on the family land grazing and milking cows and yaks. When he was 17, he began to transport wool from the north to Phari for sale. He discusses the law practices in the old society and his participation in a lawsuit to get his land…
Contributor:
Tibet Oral History and Archive Project - Goldstein, Melvyn C.
War or Conflict: Iraq War, 2003-2011; Afghan War, 2001-2021
Branch of Service: Army
Service Unit/Ship: 822nd Military Police Company; 260th Military Police Company; 557th Military Police Company, 728th Military Police Battalion; 577th Military Police Company
Location of Service: Illinois; Alabama; Korea; West Point, New York; Philippines; Guatemala; Egypt; Iraq; Afghanistan
Oral history interview of Phuntsog Benjor
The interviewee was born in a treba household and describes his family's difficulty paying taxes. During the Cultural Revolution, he joined the Red Guards and speaks frankly about his thoughts as he helped to destroy religious items. He also discusses joining the Gyenlo and describes the conflicts between the two groups. He describes Trinley Chödrön and Rangjung and how they held meetings. He talks…
Contributor:
Tibet Oral History and Archive Project - Goldstein, Melvyn C.
Oral history interview of Dorje
The interviewee was born in Phug to a small taxpayer household. He worked as a servant for two years then worked in construction. He was appointed the Team Leader of the Mutual Aid Team after the Democratic Reforms began. He then worked as a cadre for eight years, during which he moved to Bagor. During the Cultural Revolution, he joined the Nyamdre faction. He…
Contributor:
Tibet Oral History and Archive Project - Goldstein, Melvyn C.
Oral history interview of Chung Tsering
The interviewee was born in Ngamring County to a miser household. In 1956 he joined the People's Liberation Army and became a bodyguard to the Panchen Lama. During the 1959 revolt, he fought at the Potala Palace and at Norbulinga. After the revolt, he went to fight the Khampas in Namling. He was an interpreter in Lhasa for a year after the reforms, then…
Contributor:
Tibet Oral History and Archive Project - Goldstein, Melvyn C.
Date:2002
Audio Recording
Oral history interview of Kalsang Tshewang
The interviewee was born in Nyemo to a treba household and tended the animals until age fourteen when he ran away to Lhasa. He describes how he became a trumpeter in the Tadang Regiment and was sent to Kham. Later he came back to Lhasa after the depön surrendered to the Chinese. He discusses his work as a trader in India and later brokering…
Contributor:
Tibet Oral History and Archive Project - Goldstein, Melvyn C.
personal narrativeMichael Ellis Sheely Collection
Audio RecordingWednesday Night Series: Marcella Durand, Betsy Fagin Recorded at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery on 09-Jan-02. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Description from label on media box. Number from edge label: 2020
personal narrativeAdrian D. Lewis Collection