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Interview session 3, 2020 January 27

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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

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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