- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- June 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780804760171
- eISBN:
- 9780804776318
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.11126/stanford/9780804760171.003.0008
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Asian Cultural Anthropology
This chapter examines how the 1,000 members of the TUSRP were welcomed in the United States. It focuses on the initial stages of resettlement, before family reunification, specifically the years ...
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This chapter examines how the 1,000 members of the TUSRP were welcomed in the United States. It focuses on the initial stages of resettlement, before family reunification, specifically the years 1992–1996. It notes that the same concerns of culture loss and change, politics, and economics arose again, but this time filtered through particular U.S. national interests at the time—anxiety over immigration and its attendant economic “burdens” and an economy in recession.Less
This chapter examines how the 1,000 members of the TUSRP were welcomed in the United States. It focuses on the initial stages of resettlement, before family reunification, specifically the years 1992–1996. It notes that the same concerns of culture loss and change, politics, and economics arose again, but this time filtered through particular U.S. national interests at the time—anxiety over immigration and its attendant economic “burdens” and an economy in recession.
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- June 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780804760171
- eISBN:
- 9780804776318
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.11126/stanford/9780804760171.003.0006
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Asian Cultural Anthropology
This chapter starts by examining the history of Tibetan immigration to the United States prior to the TUSRP. It then examines the establishment of the TUSRP by U.S. backers, its structure, and ...
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This chapter starts by examining the history of Tibetan immigration to the United States prior to the TUSRP. It then examines the establishment of the TUSRP by U.S. backers, its structure, and initial responses to it in exile society as evidenced in interviews and publications. The discussion outlines three primary areas associated with increased migration to the United States of concern and interest to Tibetans: culture preservation and loss, the effects of migration on the political movement, and the economic impact of migration.Less
This chapter starts by examining the history of Tibetan immigration to the United States prior to the TUSRP. It then examines the establishment of the TUSRP by U.S. backers, its structure, and initial responses to it in exile society as evidenced in interviews and publications. The discussion outlines three primary areas associated with increased migration to the United States of concern and interest to Tibetans: culture preservation and loss, the effects of migration on the political movement, and the economic impact of migration.
