Tibetan pride in Ithaca, NY on Saturday, Nov. 18

ITHACA TIMES
By Christie Citranglo

A place of worship in the Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies. The Dalai Lama is photographed in the center of the shrine. (Photo: Christie Citranglo)

ITHACA---Since 1992, Ithaca has been the permanent home to a few dozen Tibetans who no longer have a home in their country. The Tibetans who moved to Ithaca arrived because of an agreement with the U.S. Congress to find a home for about 1,000 Tibetans displaced from China’s 1949 invasion. Since then the Ithaca Tibetan Association has brought Tibetan culture to Ithaca through several avenues, including a day of cultural celebration. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, St. Paul’s will fill with people new to Tibetan culture and those who have been involved with the association for years. The church transforms into a center for Tibetan culture and religion, complete with a sand mandala demonstration, Tibetan dancing and Tibetan food. [More]