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 7: Last Warrior: Eyewitness to the Greatest Battle.
Upcoming Monthly Book Club
We Measure the Earth with our Bodies
Tsering Yangzom Lama
Book Discussion on April 25 2026
Location: Ngatso Cafe - 39-08 63rd St, Woodside, NY 11377
In the wake of China’s invasion of Tibet throughout the 1950s, Lhamo and her younger sister, Tenkyi, arrive at a refugee camp in Nepal. They survived the dangerous journey across the Himalayas, but their parents did not. As Lhamo — haunted by the loss of her homeland and her mother, a village oracle - tries to rebuild a life amid a shattered community, hope arrives in the form of a young man named Samphel and his uncle, who brings with him the ancient statue of the Nameless Saint - a relic known to vanish and reappear in times of need.
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