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Submissions from 2022
The Rinpoche Sent me a Friend Request: The Roles and Perceptions of Social Media in Buddhist Religious Life, Solveigh Barney, Macalester College
From Green to Gold: Community along lines of trade between Dolpo and Mustang, Jack Cantor, Bates College
Retracing Revolutionary Footsteps: The Legacy of the People’s War in the Maoist Heartlands, Katherine Coetzer, Davidson College
Monuments as a Lens to Understand Climate Change: A Survey of Altered Indian Architecture, McKenzie Davis, University of Oregon
What Makes Mad Honey “Mad”? An Investigation into the Obsession of the Himalayan Wild Cliff Honey, Codi Farmer, University of Oregon
Carpets, Education, and Documentation: A Case Study of the Jawalakhel Tibetan Handicrafts Settlement, Diana Hewitt, Williams College
Earth stories: a narrative understanding of farmlife in Pokhara, Nepal, Grace Holmes, Skidmore College
Riding On Giants: Elephant Tourism in Chitwan National Park, Joshua Jacoves, Trinity College
Small but Strong: Growth and Development of the Sikh Community in Kathmandu, Sarbjot Z. Jessop, Macalester College
Healing in the Himalayas: Mustangi Medical Practitioners’ Perspectives on Integrative Approaches to Chronic Illness, Lucia Morey, Mount Holyoke College
Sacred Scavengers: Vulture Conservation in Nepal, Hans Nedde, St. Lawrence University
If These Walls Could Talk: Restoring 15th Century Paintings in Upper Mustang, Ellie Penner, Washington and Lee University
Born A Foreigner: Tibetan Statelessness in India, Sonam Rikha, Pomona College
Using Remote Sensing Technologies in Relocating Lubrak Village and Visualizing Flood Damages, Ronan Wallace, Macalester College
Submissions from 2019
Kanjirowa Blues: An Exploration of Environmental and Climate Consciousness in Lower Dolpa, Nepal, Casey Greenleaf, Northeastern University
When Crayons Meet Tibetan Living Room Walls: Early Childhood in Exile, Emma Hart, Vanderbilt University
The Last Yak Song: A Recount of the Decline of Pastoral Herding in Lower Mustang, Rachel Hellman, Washington University in St. Louis
Health on the Move: Health-seeking behavior of Changpa nomads in Ladakh, India, Maya Lubeck-Schricker, Tufts University
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
Uphill Struggle: Impediments and Facilitators to Porter Health in the Khumbu Region, Nate Barott, Cornell University
Comprehending Climate Change in the Himalayas: An exercise in digital storytelling, Emily Carlson, Gustavus Adolphus College
Tibetan Perceptions of LGBTQ, Lauren Champagne, Lafayette College
Preserving Identity Through Discourse in a Changing Ladakh, Emma Cyr, Brandeis University
Stories from a Place Called Walung, Jenny Ding, Cornell University
Woven Narratives from Tsum Valley: Reconfiguring Local, Erica Gibble, Williams College
Still Hungry: Modern Metal Arts in Kathmandu, Rebecca Humphreys, Yale University
The Lives of Smart Phones: People’s Relationships with Technology along the Tamor Valley, Candice Jiang, Brandeis University
Women’s Movement: Traveling Nepal, Shaelyn McHugh, University of California - Santa Barbara
MONEY SPEAKS: EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND FACING DEVELOPMENT IN RASUWA, Ariel Murray, Smith College
The Women of Dho Tarap: Gender Roles, Challenges, and Change in Dolpo, Nepal, Luke Testa, Saint Anselm College
Submissions from 2016
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
One Year Later: The Politics and Stories of Post-Earthquake Nepal, Boyer Andrew, Macalaster College
Pathways to Positive Change: A People's Perspective of Healthcare in Humla, Wensday Meyers Berman, Macalester College
Conservation as Mutualism: A Case Study of Thulo Syafru, Jennifer S. Brady, Bucknell University
Dharma Dogs: A Narrative Approach to Understanding the Connection of Sentience Between Humans and Canines, Anna Caldwell, Franklin & Marshall College
Watch Chöd Self: An Examination of Chöd, Its Practitioners, and Its Music, Weston Conner, Muhlenberg College
Welcome to the Streets: Tracing the Development of Street Art in Nepal Since 2010, Malik Earle, Macalester College
Tibetan Football:Perspectives From the 2016 Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup, James Karsten, Bates College
A Road to Somewhere: Changing Trade and the Adaptation to Survive in Humla, Sophie Louaillier, Colgate University
Song of the Dzopa: A Case Study of Traditional Farming, Food, and, Isabella Pezzulo, The University of Richmond
Balancing the Local and the Global: Understanding Alternative Education in Modern Ladakh, Hannah Ryde, Tufts University
KOMPA AS A LESSON IN VALUE OR A SEMI-VOYERISTIC APPRECIATION OF THE BAMBOO BASKET IN DOLPA, Maxwell Shaw-Jones, Middlebury College
The Annapurna Road: Development and Tourism on the Annapurna Circuit, Benjamin Skach, Tufts University
They Come Like the Clouds: Governing the Mountainous Periphery, Jared Sousa, Macalester College
The Women of Helamb: Life After the 2015 Earthquake, Emma Squier, University of Vermont
Submissions from 2015
The Social Institution and Inscription of Child Marriage in the Terai Region of Nepal, Alexandra Baer Chan, Columbia University
Meditating on Mountain Bikes, Sam Bowen, Skidmore College
Where the Plains and Hills Collide: Understanding Nepal’s Political Tension Through Tharus in Chitwan, Cameron Calato, University of New Hampshire
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
Mind within the Body The Presence and Importance of Mental Health Within Traditional Tibetan Medicine, Reta Flynt, University of San Francisco
Gender and Sexuality in Nepal: The Experiences of Sexual and Gender Minorities in a Rapidly Changing Social Climate, Sophia Greene, Carnegie Mellon University
Post-Earthquake Relief Efforts: A Case Study in Foreign Aid and Development, Ella Israeli, Wesleyan University
Identity, Movement and Belonging In a Land of Tradition: A Critical Examination of the Nepali Workforce in Leh, Ladakh, Teresa Langseth-Depaolis, Occidental College
EXISTENTIAL AVALANCHE THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN DOLPO AND MUSTANG, NEPAL, Keegan McChesney, Occidental College
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
The Struggle Overseas: Risk Factors for Suicide among Female Migrant Workers in Nepal, Dhara Puvar, Loyola University Chicago
Too Many Rented Rooms: Creative Expression in the Tibetan Community and the Foreign Artist, Imogen Rosenbluth, Brandeis University
The Lucrative Business of Children: A Study of Child Trafficking in Nepalese Orphanages, Mira Saxe-Smith, Muhlenberg College
Conservation For Whom?: The Struggle for Indigenous Rights in Sagarmatha National Park, Jake Sivinski, Lewis and Clark College
The Himalayan Gold Rush The untold consequences of Yartsa gunbu in the Tarap valley, Noah Stone, Middlebury College
More Religious and Less Moral: The Changing Face of Religious Coexistence in Ladakh, Henry Wilson-Smith, Stanford University
The Making and Re-making of Dolpo Identity: A Case Study of Do-Tarap, Lin Zhu, Sarah Lawrence College
Submissions from 2014
Modern Portraits of Childbirth in Exile in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala: A Melding of Tradition and Innovation, Luna Adler, Barnard College
Government Efforts and Personal Opinion Explain the Medicalization of Pregnancy and Childbirth Through Time in Lower Mustang, Nepal, Ruth Baker, Bates College
Is the Smartphone Smart in Kathmandu?, Seth Bird, Trinity College
Livelihood Strategies of People in the Himalayan Region of Nepal: A Study in the Villages of Eastern Manang, Prashanta Chhetri, Lehigh University
ནང་པ Inside Self & Other : An interdisciplinary discussion on “Enemy” in the Tibetan Exiled Community, Mallory Feldman, Tufts University
Educated Identities: An examination of the effects schooling has on the individual, Conor Floyd, St. Michael's College
The Sacred Practice of Patra, Rob Granfelt, Macalester College
Cracks in the Pavement: The Street Boys Of Kathmandu !, Mike Greenwald, Wesleyan University
Immaterial Traditions: Evolving Values in the Practice & Preservation of Bhutanese Calligraphy, Madeline Johnson, Bennington College
An Examination of Governmental and Nongovernmental Organizations in Nepal: A Partnership in Managing and Eliminating Waste in the Solukhumbu, Kristen Kelliher, Bates College
Dating in Dharamsala The Tibetan Exile Dating experience, Ben Kingstone, College of Wooster
Communicating a Healthier Tomorrow An Analysis of the Integrative Healthcare System in Bhutan and Patient Healthcare Seeking Patterns, Drew Maakestad, College of Wooster
Organic Agriculture in Bhutan: Barriers Going to 100%, Mark McCrae-Hokenson, Macalester College
A New Generation of Buddhist: The Views and Practice of Tibetan Youth , Carey Reich, Colorado State University
he Creators A Look at the Changing Work of Potters and the Future of Their Craft in Thimi, Nepal, Natalie Silver, Bates College
Education in Ladakh: An Overview of the Interactions Between an Indigenous Community and Their Government., Emma Stahl, University of Oregon
Layers of Home: Dharamsala and the Changing Home of Tibetans, Lydia Talen, University of North Carolina
Submissions from 2013
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
Production, Culture, and Representation: An Anthropological Exploration of Food in Kathmandu, Nepal, Blair Brady, Tufts University
Evolving Stages: Duty and Fate in the Construction of Tibetan Tradition, Divya Chandramouli, Mount Holyoke College
The Social Lives of Pots and Potters in the Kathmandu Valley, Briana Foley, Reed College
From Exquisite to Extinct: Linguistic Human Rights in the Tibetan Diaspora || Tibetan Pragmatics, Standardization Ethics and Obligatory Bilingualism, Camille Zora Inge, Barnard College
Stories of the Stars: The History and Folklore of Tibetan Ethnoastronomy, Mara Johnson-Groh, Gustavus Adolphus College
Bhikshunis and Breaking Barriers: The Changing Status of Women in Monastic Life, McKenna LeClear, University of Tulsa
Oxen and Elephants: An Examination of Approaches to Enlightenment and Dialogue Between Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, Alexander Macmillan, Middlebury College
Upload Complete Syncing the Thunder Dragon: An Analysis of Bhutanese Media and its Influences on a Changing Culture, Brian McQueen, St. Michael's College
Blood, Self-sufficiency, and the Government Dime, Elijah Ober, Bowdoin College
Preserving Tradition: Analyzing the Commoditization of Cultural Identity Through Beauty Pageants Among Ethnic Minority Groups in Kathmandu, Martha Oster-Beal, College of Wooster
Illuminating rlung: The Vital Energy of Tibetan Medicine, Alma Rominger, Tufts University
A Village National: The Transformative Potential of Fortifying the Preexisting Structures of an Organic Nepal, Alexandra Sarazen, University of Colorado at Boulder
Beyond Ramaluk: Towards a more Inclusive view of Identity in the Tibetan Diaspora, Shani Shih, George Washington University
From Pokhara to Kandahar: The Two Hundred Year Journey of the Force That Made Nepal Famous, Elijah Wohl, Macalester College
Submissions from 2012
Refractions: Poems Through the Prism of Proscription, Kayla Ahmed, George Washington University
Bent out of Shape Embodied Knowledge in the Art of Copper Repoussé, Tierney Brown, George Washington University
Himali Didi: Finding the Strength in the Women of Nepal, Emily Cheung, Skidmore College
Lost in Translation Teaching, Translation, and Transliteration Of Amchi Medicine in Nepal, Hannah McGehee, Dartmouth University
Hydro Power, People Power: Hydroelectricity’s Potential for Community Development, with a Focus on the Khimti 1 Project, Amelia Prior, George Washington University
Inferno in the Land of Snows: A Holistic Investigation of Tibetan Self-Immolation Through a Tibetan Perspective, Eric Regalbuto, DePaul University