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The Struggle for Modern Tibet: The Autobiography of Tashi Tsering - The Autobiography of Tashi Tsering (Paperback)
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The Struggle for Modern Tibet: The Autobiography of Tashi Tsering - The Autobiography of Tashi Tsering (Paperback)
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This captivating autobiography by a Tibetan educator and former
political prisoner is full of twists and turns. Born in 1929 in a
Tibetan village, Tsering developed a strong dislike of his
country's theocratic ruling elite. As a 13-year-old member of the
Dalai Lama's personal dance troupe, he was frequently whipped or
beaten by teachers for minor infractions. A heterosexual, he
escaped by becoming a drombo, or homosexual passive partner and
sex-toy, for a well-connected monk. After studying at the
University of Washington, he returned to Chinese-occupied Tibet in
1964, convinced that Tibet could become a modernized society based
on socialist, egalitarian principles only through cooperation with
the Chinese. Denounced as a 'counterrevolutionary' during Mao's
Cultural Revolution, he was arrested in 1967 and spent six years in
prison or doing forced labor in China. Officially exonerated in
1978, Tsering became a professor of English at Tibet University in
Lhasa. He now raises funds to build schools in Tibet's villages,
emphasizing Tibetan language and culture.
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