Interview session 3, 2020 January 27
Scope and Contents
In the third interview session, conducted on January 27, 2020, Choephel speaks further about her early life in Tibet and Nepal, and again describes her family’s journey to Nepal. She talks further about her arranged marriage to Tsering Choephel, about adjusting to life in the United States, and about raising a family in Camas, Washington. She also revisits the topics of her involvement with the Tibetan resettlement project in the 1990s, and continuing her education at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington. She closes the interview by discussing the opportunities she had by coming to the United States, and talking about the importance of preserving Tibetan culture.
Dates
- Creation: 2020 January 27
Creator
- From the Collection: Choephel, Tsering D. (Tsering Dolma), 1952- (Interviewee, Person)
- From the Collection: Raman, Sankar (Interviewer, Person)
- From the Collection: Dollahite, Nancy E. (Interviewer, Person)
- From the Collection: Yarnall-Benson, Juniper (Interviewer, Person)
- From the Collection: Immigrant Story (Hillsboro, Or.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
1.1 Gigabytes (1 audio file (1 hr., 42 min., 51 sec.)) : WAV
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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