High Asia is an independent, non-profit center dedicated to researching and advancing the history, culture, literature and struggle for freedom and dignity of Tibetans and the peoples on the roof of the world. High Asia is a registered organization based in New York City. High Asia’s goal is to disseminate information, analysis and creative expression through print, the Internet, film, music, art and other forums to give expression to the views and aspirations of the peoples of High Asia. The center hopes to encourage critical thinking and constructive action on issues relating to this important but generally overlooked area of the world.
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Episode 6: Law and Justice in Pre 1959 Tibet:Examining China’s Propaganda about Tibet’s Legal System.
Upcoming Monthly Book Club
Women and Wit in Tibetan Buddhist Literature
Sarah H.Jacoby
Book Discussion on March 27 2026
Location: Ngatso Cafe - 39-08 63rd St, Woodside, NY 11377
This essay explores the vibrancy of Tibetan women’s writing and publishing, centering on the woman who is likely the most prolific female writer in Tibetan history. Sera Khandro Dewai Dorje (1892- 1940). Sera Khandro’s work preserve sound bites of a distinctive Tibetan cultural and religious early- twentieth-century world, which we can hear through listening to some key passages from her autobiography (ca.1934), in which she silences her interlocutors with her wit.
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