Год выпуска: 2012 Автор: Tenzin Yeshi Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 184 ISBN: 9783659267185
Описание
The Tibetan immigrant populations in the United States generally include Tibetans coming from the three refugee communities in India, Nepal, and Bhutan, as well as Tibetans from Chinese-controlled Tibet. In other words, the United States provides a safe haven for Tibetans migrating from other parts of the world. By 2010, Tibetan immigrants had succeeded in setting up community, youth, and regional associations throughout the United States: there are 25 Tibetan associations and 23 Tibet support groups in the United States (The Office of Tibet, 2011). In the last couple of years, the population of Tibetan immigrants in the United States has grown. Irrespective of the population, Tibetan immigrants, those literate as well as illiterate, generally struggle in the United States; they struggle with a new system of governance, communication, transportation, naturalization, career, health, education, lifestyle, and a foreign culture. To put it differently, Tibetan immigrants struggle with...
