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Author:

Kunsang Dolma, 1980-

Title:

A hundred thousand white stones : a memoir / Kunsang Dolma with Evan Denno.

Publisher:

Wisdom Publications,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

vi, 245 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

Kunsang Dolma,--1980-
Kunsang Dolma,--1980---Family.
Tibetan Americans--Biography.
Refugees--Biography.
Refugees--Family relationships--United States.
Refugees--Family relationships--Tibet Autonomous Region.--Tibet Autonomous Region.
Intercountry marriage--United States.
Buddhist nuns--Tibet Autonomous Region--Tibet Autonomous Region--Biography.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Biography.

Other Authors:

Denno, Evan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

The invasion -- My parents -- Fresh-air childhood -- A blessing from the Panchen Lama -- A little education -- Life in the village -- Tibetan cooking -- Losar -- My father's drinking -- A tragic turning point -- How I became a nun -- The meditation retreat and the bad news -- A tough year -- Preparing for India -- Escape -- Welcome to Nepal -- My first taste of freedom -- Dharamsala at last -- Life on my own -- Fiasco at the disco -- Evan returns to America -- The worst thing I've ever done -- My fianc©♭e visa is denied -- Evan returns -- A final push -- A new life -- Disappointment with my new life -- Tenzin Yangchen -- Tenzin Yangzom -- My struggle to return to Tibet -- Reunited with my family.

ISBN:

1614290717 (paperback : alkaline paper)
9781614290711 (paperback : alkaline paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)816564373

LCCN:

2012045885

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)