Dawa Lokyitsang
@dawalokyitsang.bsky.social
Anthropology (Tibet, China, Himalaya, Diaspora) focused on Asian imperialisms, anti-colonial nationalisms & Indigenous futurisms. Editor/co-founder of LhakarDiaries.com, a Tibetan-led archive countering Euro/Chinese-centric Tibet narratives since 2011.
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@dawalokyitsang.bsky.social showing how #Tibetans under Chinese #colonialism built chosen families in exile, using schools like TCV in India to create kinship beyond blood, grounded in shared history, loss, & resistance. 🌱 #Resilience
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September 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
@dawalokyitsang.bsky.social showing how #Tibetans under Chinese #colonialism built chosen families in exile, using schools like TCV in India to create kinship beyond blood, grounded in shared history, loss, & resistance. 🌱 #Resilience
bowdoinorient.com/2025/09/12/a...
bowdoinorient.com/2025/09/12/a...
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How is language important? Media expert Sriparna Pathak discusses how China sponsors Indian journalists to visit Tibet, who return calling it "Xizang." The terminology normalizes not just China's sovereignty over Tibet but also Chinese territorial claims in dispute with India.
China's Quiet Push in India - China Media Project
Indian scholar Sriparna Pathak examines how China seeks to influence India's diverse media landscape through academic infiltration and digital manipulation.
chinamediaproject.org
June 9, 2025 at 5:17 AM
How is language important? Media expert Sriparna Pathak discusses how China sponsors Indian journalists to visit Tibet, who return calling it "Xizang." The terminology normalizes not just China's sovereignty over Tibet but also Chinese territorial claims in dispute with India.
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Ignoring China’s abuse of Tibet’s water and other resources will cost the planet, argues Brahma Chellaney www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
Catastrophe on the roof of the world
As the source of 10 major rivers that sustain nearly 20% of the world’s population, the Plateau’s degradation threatens regional water security, food systems and biodiversity.
www.japantimes.co.jp
June 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Ignoring China’s abuse of Tibet’s water and other resources will cost the planet, argues Brahma Chellaney www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
When Tibetan Women Speak, Are We Heard? My latest piece challenges how etic frameworks in #TibetanStudies marginalize emic voices & serve imperial logics: lhakardiaries.com/2025/05/19/w...
When Tibetan Women Speak, Are We Heard? Challenging Etic Frameworks in Tibetan Gender Studies
There is a growing trend among non-Tibetan scholars—primarily those from Western or Chinese backgrounds—to analyze Tibetan women’s experiences through frameworks focused on gendered roles, marginal…
lhakardiaries.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
When Tibetan Women Speak, Are We Heard? My latest piece challenges how etic frameworks in #TibetanStudies marginalize emic voices & serve imperial logics: lhakardiaries.com/2025/05/19/w...