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Submissions from 2022

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The Rinpoche Sent me a Friend Request: The Roles and Perceptions of Social Media in Buddhist Religious Life, Solveigh Barney, Macalester College

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From Green to Gold: Community along lines of trade between Dolpo and Mustang, Jack Cantor, Bates College

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Retracing Revolutionary Footsteps: The Legacy of the People’s War in the Maoist Heartlands, Katherine Coetzer, Davidson College

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Monuments as a Lens to Understand Climate Change: A Survey of Altered Indian Architecture, McKenzie Davis, University of Oregon

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What Makes Mad Honey “Mad”? An Investigation into the Obsession of the Himalayan Wild Cliff Honey, Codi Farmer, University of Oregon

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Carpets, Education, and Documentation: A Case Study of the Jawalakhel Tibetan Handicrafts Settlement, Diana Hewitt, Williams College

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Earth stories: a narrative understanding of farmlife in Pokhara, Nepal, Grace Holmes, Skidmore College

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Riding On Giants: Elephant Tourism in Chitwan National Park, Joshua Jacoves, Trinity College

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Small but Strong: Growth and Development of the Sikh Community in Kathmandu, Sarbjot Z. Jessop, Macalester College

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Healing in the Himalayas: Mustangi Medical Practitioners’ Perspectives on Integrative Approaches to Chronic Illness, Lucia Morey, Mount Holyoke College

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Sacred Scavengers: Vulture Conservation in Nepal, Hans Nedde, St. Lawrence University

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If These Walls Could Talk: Restoring 15th Century Paintings in Upper Mustang, Ellie Penner, Washington and Lee University

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Born A Foreigner: Tibetan Statelessness in India, Sonam Rikha, Pomona College

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Using Remote Sensing Technologies in Relocating Lubrak Village and Visualizing Flood Damages, Ronan Wallace, Macalester College

Submissions from 2019

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Kanjirowa Blues: An Exploration of Environmental and Climate Consciousness in Lower Dolpa, Nepal, Casey Greenleaf, Northeastern University

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When Crayons Meet Tibetan Living Room Walls: Early Childhood in Exile, Emma Hart, Vanderbilt University

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The Last Yak Song: A Recount of the Decline of Pastoral Herding in Lower Mustang, Rachel Hellman, Washington University in St. Louis

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Health on the Move: Health-seeking behavior of Changpa nomads in Ladakh, India, Maya Lubeck-Schricker, Tufts University

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Voices Unheard: Women and Their Children in Nepal’s Incarceration System, Aune Nuyttens and Mikayla Rose, St. Lawrence University and Tufts University

Submissions from 2018

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Uphill Struggle: Impediments and Facilitators to Porter Health in the Khumbu Region, Nate Barott, Cornell University

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Comprehending Climate Change in the Himalayas: An exercise in digital storytelling, Emily Carlson, Gustavus Adolphus College

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Tibetan Perceptions of LGBTQ, Lauren Champagne, Lafayette College

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Preserving Identity Through Discourse in a Changing Ladakh, Emma Cyr, Brandeis University

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Stories from a Place Called Walung, Jenny Ding, Cornell University

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Woven Narratives from Tsum Valley: Reconfiguring Local, Erica Gibble, Williams College

Still Hungry: Modern Metal Arts in Kathmandu, Rebecca Humphreys, Yale University

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The Lives of Smart Phones: People’s Relationships with Technology along the Tamor Valley, Candice Jiang, Brandeis University

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Women’s Movement: Traveling Nepal, Shaelyn McHugh, University of California - Santa Barbara

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MONEY SPEAKS: EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND FACING DEVELOPMENT IN RASUWA, Ariel Murray, Smith College

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The Women of Dho Tarap: Gender Roles, Challenges, and Change in Dolpo, Nepal, Luke Testa, Saint Anselm College

Submissions from 2016

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Both a Borrower and a Lender Be: A Look at the Local Economy and Credit Culture in the Tarap Valley in Dolpa, Nepal, Alexa Adams, Bates College

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One Year Later: The Politics and Stories of Post-Earthquake Nepal, Boyer Andrew, Macalaster College

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Pathways to Positive Change: A People's Perspective of Healthcare in Humla, Wensday Meyers Berman, Macalester College

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Conservation as Mutualism: A Case Study of Thulo Syafru, Jennifer S. Brady, Bucknell University

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Dharma Dogs: A Narrative Approach to Understanding the Connection of Sentience Between Humans and Canines, Anna Caldwell, Franklin & Marshall College

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Watch Chöd Self: An Examination of Chöd, Its Practitioners, and Its Music, Weston Conner, Muhlenberg College

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Welcome to the Streets: Tracing the Development of Street Art in Nepal Since 2010, Malik Earle, Macalester College

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Tibetan Football:Perspectives From the 2016 Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup, James Karsten, Bates College

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A Road to Somewhere: Changing Trade and the Adaptation to Survive in Humla, Sophie Louaillier, Colgate University

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Song of the Dzopa: A Case Study of Traditional Farming, Food, and, Isabella Pezzulo, The University of Richmond

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Balancing the Local and the Global: Understanding Alternative Education in Modern Ladakh, Hannah Ryde, Tufts University

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KOMPA AS A LESSON IN VALUE OR A SEMI-VOYERISTIC APPRECIATION OF THE BAMBOO BASKET IN DOLPA, Maxwell Shaw-Jones, Middlebury College

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The Annapurna Road: Development and Tourism on the Annapurna Circuit, Benjamin Skach, Tufts University

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They Come Like the Clouds: Governing the Mountainous Periphery, Jared Sousa, Macalester College

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The Women of Helamb: Life After the 2015 Earthquake, Emma Squier, University of Vermont

Submissions from 2015

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The Social Institution and Inscription of Child Marriage in the Terai Region of Nepal, Alexandra Baer Chan, Columbia University

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Meditating on Mountain Bikes, Sam Bowen, Skidmore College

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Where the Plains and Hills Collide: Understanding Nepal’s Political Tension Through Tharus in Chitwan, Cameron Calato, University of New Hampshire

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The Curious Case of Solu Khumbu: A Study of the Effects of Tourism in the Town of Junbesi, Hannah Cho, College of William and Mary

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Mind within the Body The Presence and Importance of Mental Health Within Traditional Tibetan Medicine, Reta Flynt, University of San Francisco

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Gender and Sexuality in Nepal: The Experiences of Sexual and Gender Minorities in a Rapidly Changing Social Climate, Sophia Greene, Carnegie Mellon University

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Post-Earthquake Relief Efforts: A Case Study in Foreign Aid and Development, Ella Israeli, Wesleyan University

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Identity, Movement and Belonging In a Land of Tradition: A Critical Examination of the Nepali Workforce in Leh, Ladakh, Teresa Langseth-Depaolis, Occidental College

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EXISTENTIAL AVALANCHE THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN DOLPO AND MUSTANG, NEPAL, Keegan McChesney, Occidental College

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The Power of Peace: A Reflection on the Shifting Methods, Strategies, and Philosophies of Peaceful Protest Within Dharamsala’s Community of Activists Post-2008, Christian Bormann Paris, Muhlenberg College

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The Struggle Overseas: Risk Factors for Suicide among Female Migrant Workers in Nepal, Dhara Puvar, Loyola University Chicago

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Too Many Rented Rooms: Creative Expression in the Tibetan Community and the Foreign Artist, Imogen Rosenbluth, Brandeis University

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The Lucrative Business of Children: A Study of Child Trafficking in Nepalese Orphanages, Mira Saxe-Smith, Muhlenberg College

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Conservation For Whom?: The Struggle for Indigenous Rights in Sagarmatha National Park, Jake Sivinski, Lewis and Clark College

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The Himalayan Gold Rush The untold consequences of Yartsa gunbu in the Tarap valley, Noah Stone, Middlebury College

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More Religious and Less Moral: The Changing Face of Religious Coexistence in Ladakh, Henry Wilson-Smith, Stanford University

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The Making and Re-making of Dolpo Identity: A Case Study of Do-Tarap, Lin Zhu, Sarah Lawrence College

Submissions from 2014

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Modern Portraits of Childbirth in Exile in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala: A Melding of Tradition and Innovation, Luna Adler, Barnard College

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Government Efforts and Personal Opinion Explain the Medicalization of Pregnancy and Childbirth Through Time in Lower Mustang, Nepal, Ruth Baker, Bates College

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Is the Smartphone Smart in Kathmandu?, Seth Bird, Trinity College

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Livelihood Strategies of People in the Himalayan Region of Nepal: A Study in the Villages of Eastern Manang, Prashanta Chhetri, Lehigh University

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ནང་པ Inside Self & Other : An interdisciplinary discussion on “Enemy” in the Tibetan Exiled Community, Mallory Feldman, Tufts University

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Educated Identities: An examination of the effects schooling has on the individual, Conor Floyd, St. Michael's College

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The Sacred Practice of Patra, Rob Granfelt, Macalester College

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Cracks in the Pavement: The Street Boys Of Kathmandu !, Mike Greenwald, Wesleyan University

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Immaterial Traditions: Evolving Values in the Practice & Preservation of Bhutanese Calligraphy, Madeline Johnson, Bennington College

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An Examination of Governmental and Nongovernmental Organizations in Nepal: A Partnership in Managing and Eliminating Waste in the Solukhumbu, Kristen Kelliher, Bates College

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Dating in Dharamsala The Tibetan Exile Dating experience, Ben Kingstone, College of Wooster

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Communicating a Healthier Tomorrow An Analysis of the Integrative Healthcare System in Bhutan and Patient Healthcare Seeking Patterns, Drew Maakestad, College of Wooster

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Organic Agriculture in Bhutan: Barriers Going to 100%, Mark McCrae-Hokenson, Macalester College

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A New Generation of Buddhist: The Views and Practice of Tibetan Youth , Carey Reich, Colorado State University

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he Creators A Look at the Changing Work of Potters and the Future of Their Craft in Thimi, Nepal, Natalie Silver, Bates College

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Education in Ladakh: An Overview of the Interactions Between an Indigenous Community and Their Government., Emma Stahl, University of Oregon

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Layers of Home: Dharamsala and the Changing Home of Tibetans, Lydia Talen, University of North Carolina

Submissions from 2013

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What Happens After Chelibeti Bechbikhan: A Study of the Reintegration and Rehabilitation Process for Women who Have Been Trafficked or Sexually Exploited in Nepal, Mary Mackenna Bowles, Rollins College

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Production, Culture, and Representation: An Anthropological Exploration of Food in Kathmandu, Nepal, Blair Brady, Tufts University

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Evolving Stages: Duty and Fate in the Construction of Tibetan Tradition, Divya Chandramouli, Mount Holyoke College

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The Social Lives of Pots and Potters in the Kathmandu Valley, Briana Foley, Reed College

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From Exquisite to Extinct: Linguistic Human Rights in the Tibetan Diaspora || Tibetan Pragmatics, Standardization Ethics and Obligatory Bilingualism, Camille Zora Inge, Barnard College

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Stories of the Stars: The History and Folklore of Tibetan Ethnoastronomy, Mara Johnson-Groh, Gustavus Adolphus College

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Bhikshunis and Breaking Barriers: The Changing Status of Women in Monastic Life, McKenna LeClear, University of Tulsa

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Oxen and Elephants: An Examination of Approaches to Enlightenment and Dialogue Between Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, Alexander Macmillan, Middlebury College

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Upload Complete Syncing the Thunder Dragon: An Analysis of Bhutanese Media and its Influences on a Changing Culture, Brian McQueen, St. Michael's College

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Blood, Self-sufficiency, and the Government Dime, Elijah Ober, Bowdoin College

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Preserving Tradition: Analyzing the Commoditization of Cultural Identity Through Beauty Pageants Among Ethnic Minority Groups in Kathmandu, Martha Oster-Beal, College of Wooster

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Illuminating rlung: The Vital Energy of Tibetan Medicine, Alma Rominger, Tufts University

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A Village National: The Transformative Potential of Fortifying the Preexisting Structures of an Organic Nepal, Alexandra Sarazen, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Beyond Ramaluk: Towards a more Inclusive view of Identity in the Tibetan Diaspora, Shani Shih, George Washington University

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From Pokhara to Kandahar: The Two Hundred Year Journey of the Force That Made Nepal Famous, Elijah Wohl, Macalester College

Submissions from 2012

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Refractions: Poems Through the Prism of Proscription, Kayla Ahmed, George Washington University

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Bent out of Shape Embodied Knowledge in the Art of Copper Repoussé, Tierney Brown, George Washington University

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Himali Didi: Finding the Strength in the Women of Nepal, Emily Cheung, Skidmore College

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Lost in Translation Teaching, Translation, and Transliteration Of Amchi Medicine in Nepal, Hannah McGehee, Dartmouth University

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Hydro Power, People Power: Hydroelectricity’s Potential for Community Development, with a Focus on the Khimti 1 Project, Amelia Prior, George Washington University

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Inferno in the Land of Snows: A Holistic Investigation of Tibetan Self-Immolation Through a Tibetan Perspective, Eric Regalbuto, DePaul University