Immigrant ambassadors : citizenship and belonging in the Tibetan diaspora /

Following the Chinese annexation of Tibet some 50 years ago huge numbers of Tibetans became stateless refugees. In the 1990s, the U.S. Congress allowed 1,000 Tibetans and their families to immigrate to America. This book examines Tibetan identity at a critical juncture in the diaspora's expansi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hess, Julia Meredith
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2009.
Temas:
Tibetans > United States > Ethnic identity.
Tibetans > India > Ethnic identity.
Refugees, Tibetan > History.
Citizenship > Social aspects > United States.
Politics and culture.
Tibétains > États-Unis > Identité ethnique.
Tibétains > Identité ethnique > Inde.
Réfugiés tibétains > Histoire.
Politique et culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Citizenship > Social aspects
Politics and culture
Refugees, Tibetan
Tibetans > Ethnic identity
Ethnische Identität
Ausland
India
United States
Indien
USA
Tibeter.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Following the Chinese annexation of Tibet some 50 years ago huge numbers of Tibetans became stateless refugees. In the 1990s, the U.S. Congress allowed 1,000 Tibetans and their families to immigrate to America. This book examines Tibetan identity at a critical juncture in the diaspora's expansion.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 266 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-259) and index.
ISBN:9780804776318
0804776318

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