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Submissions from 2014
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
Christianitea: The Evolution of a Religious Identity on Tea Plantations in Darjeeling, Traci Spacek, Beloit College
Chogyal's Sikkim: Tax, Land & Clan Politics, Hong Tran, Yale University
Submissions from 2011
Tattered: Why the Tibetan Carpet Industry of Nepal Is Declining, and How To Mend It, Dustin Becker, The George Washington University
Above the Mukpa: The Shifting Ground of Khumbu's Sacred Geography, Noah Brautigam, Middlebury College
Validating the Culture of Agriculture: Farmers Groups and Organic Agriculture Mitigating Rural to Urban Migration in Bhutan, Emma Dosch, Allegheny College
Claiming MANASLU: The Agency of a Rural Community in Nepal’s Developing Mountain Tourism Industry, Sierra Gladfelter, Temple University
We Are What We Eat: A Sherpa Cookbook, Renee Horen, University of Richmond
When Mountain Bellies Grow Round: Localized Knowledge and Behaviors Facilitating Pregnancy and Childbirth in Phaphlu, Nepal, Cailin Marsden, Marlboro College
Like the Roar of a Thousand Thunders: Instrumental Music and Creativity in Tibetan Buddhist Ritual, Eben Yonnetti, Siena College
Submissions from 2010
A Trekker’s Guide to the Khumbu Himalaya: Trailside Geology Along the Everest Base Camp Trek, Brigit Anderson, Bates College
Frontier: The Making of the Northern and Eastern Border in Ladakh From 1834 to the Present, Jonathan M. Deng, Washington University in St. Louis
Crouching Tiger Hidden Goiter Belt: A Critique of Health Care and Universal Salt Iodization in the Tsum Valley, Julian Goetz and Vanessa Soetanto, Binghamton University, Williams College
Views From the Road: An Inquiry Into the Meaning of Development in Lower Mustang, Tracy Pecher, Fordham University
The Tibetan Jewish Youth Exchange: The Importance of Youth in Exile and Diaspora Communities, Jade Sank, Brandeis University
Border Conflict and Tibet: The Asian Giants and Their History of Power Struggle, Evan Towt, Franklin & Marshall College
Submissions from 2009
Churning the Ocean of Milk: The Role of Vocal Composition in Tibetan Buddhist Ritual Music, Gabriel Gordon, Wesleyan University
Reserved Women: The Implementation and Efficacy of a Reserved Seat Quota for Women in the Tibetan Parliament in Exile, Carolyn Griffiths, Bates College
“I Didn’t Feel Like Living”: The Prevalence, Perceptions, and Prevention of HIV/AIDS Among Tibetan Refugees in Kathmandu, Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver, Wesleyan University
Know Your Enemy: Tibetan Perceptions of and Approaches to Chinese Studies in Exile, Katherine Mechling, Wesleyan University
Colorful Nothing: Mind & Matter in the Madhyamaka, Jimmy Pianka, Tufts University
Tibetan Carpets…Or Are They? An Analysis of the Carpet Industry in Kathmandu, Nepal, Swetha Ramaswamy, The George Washington University
History of Tibetan and Exile Radio, Irene Richardson, Tufts University
Submissions from 2008
Taming the Mind: Current Mental Health Treatments and Obstacles to Expanding the Western-Model in a Tibetan Exile Community, Dylan Brock, New York University
Tibetan Medicine: Carving a Niche in the Modern Medical and Scientific Community, Devon Marie Fitzgerald, Kenyon College
Submissions from 2007
Changing Channels: The Bhutanese Middle Path Approach to Television, Kate Linthicum, Barnard College
Priming the Printing Press: The Growing Print Media in Bhutan, Philippa Wood, George Washington University
Submissions from 2005
Avoid Cold: A Brief Look at Tibetan Medical Practice and Ideals Compared to Modern Allopathic Medical Treatment Through a Study and Analysis of the Essential Tremor, Graham Brant-Zawadzki, Stanford University
“Oh Uncle Pema!” The Role of Musical Agency in the Creation of a Modern Tibetan Identity, Tracy Ellwanger, New York University