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Interview session 2, 2020 January

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Scope and Contents

In the second interview session, conducted in January 2020, Choephel discusses adjusting to life in the United States and living in Camas, Washington, beginning in 1976. She talks about her husband’s work at the Crown Zellerbach paper company in Camas, and about raising a family. She speaks at length about running a food truck called Tibetan Family Momo in Dallas, Texas, and shares her reasons for selling the business and returning to Camas. She talks about her involvement with the Tibetan resettlement project in the 1990s, about inviting the Dalai Lama to visit Oregon, and about the creation of the Northwest Tibetan Cultural Association. She speaks about the continued occupation of Tibet by China, and shares her hopes for the future of the Tibetan people. She talks about going on a pilgrimage to holy places in India and Nepal in 2017. She discusses her career at Short Elliott Hendrickson, a construction engineering company in Vancouver. She speaks about being laid off during the 2008 recession, and continuing her education at Clark College.

Dates

  • Creation: 2020 January

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Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

1.05 Gigabytes (1 audio file (1 hr., 38 min., 42 sec.)) : WAV

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository

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