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BCG coverage and the association between selected factors and the immunization coverage among children under the age of two years in rural and semi-rural Lhasa District, Tibet / Yangzong Ciren. - Oslo : Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 2007 - 66 p. (Master's thesis) Aim: Tuberculosis (TB) is a worldwide pandemic. The BCG vaccine still remains the standard for TB prevention in most countries because of its efficacy in preventing life-threatening forms of TB in infants and young children, and BCG is the only vaccine available. To achieve a high BCG coverage, it is important to investigate the BCG coverage in populations and the factors which affect the immunization status. Thus giving us clues for improving the coverage. Few such studies have been conducted in Tibet. The aim of the present study is to estimate the BCG immunization coverage and to investigate the association between the BCG coverage and the selected factors in children less than two years of age in semi-rural and rural areas of Lhasa District. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was carried out among children less than two years of age in Quxu County (N=484) and in Damxung County (N=496) of Lhasa District, Tibet. In Quxu County we selected all the children less than two years of age and in Damxung County we used multi- stage sampling method to select the sample. The questionnaire consists of core question regarding socio-demographic characteristic of household, the knowledge and belief of mothers related to the immunization and TB, accessibility of health services and the BCG immunization history of children. BCG vaccination scar were checked on the children’s shoulder and recorded.
http://www.duo.uio.no/publ/medisin/2007/69089/Cirenyangzong.pdf
Keywords: Children, East Asia, Nordic Perspective, Norway, Publications, Science and technology. Innovation, Social conditions, Social groups, Tibet,

This 'Bibliography of Tibet / Bibliographie du Tibet' lists the existing publications in western and eastern languages (Chinese and Japanese publications only) : books, thesis, book sections and articles published from the beginning of the 19th century to the present day. This electronic bibliography is part of the karma dgon tibetan bibliography database project which was started in the early 1980s, and up to now approximately 36,000 entries have been collected. For the moment, topics included on line are Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan arts and history. Updates are regularly done.
http://www.bibliographietibet.org/
Keywords: Bibliographies, Databases, East Asia, General references, Tibet,

Uppsats (2006)
http://su.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2:189475
Keywords: Buddhism, Conflict resolution, Conflicts. Terrorism, East Asia, In Focus, In Focus 2008, In Focus 2008 Week 12, In Focus 2008 Week 47, In Focus 2011, In Focus 2011 Week 10, Japan, Nordic Perspective, Philosophy. Religion, Politics and society, Publications, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tibet,

Gateway to online resources on Buddhism, Zen buddhism, Pure Land Buddhism, Tibetan studies, Buddist art, e-books, online journals and other resources on Buddhism and Tibet.
http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Buddhism.html
Keywords: Buddhism, East Asia, Lamaism, Philosophy. Religion, Tibet,

The Centre d'Etudes Himalayennes (CEH) [Centre of Himalayan Studies] is a library and documentation centre of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Villejuif, France. CNRS covering the entire Himalayan region (Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim and northeast India). It is primarily intended for the use of researchers and students in the humanities and social sciences (anthropology, religion, geography, history, economics, politics, linguistics, the arts, etc.). The Centre's holdings include 15,000 books, dissertations, theses and reports; more than 1,000 maps and 600 periodical titles. All documents are catalogued and indexed; articles in periodicals and chapters in collective works are selectively indexed. The library is in the process of computerization; more than 40,000 bibliographic records may currently be consulted. The CEH is part of the new Andre-Georges Haudricourt documentation centre. It brings together the holdings of several CNRS units : LACITO - Langues et Civilisations a tradition orale; LLACAN - Langues et Cultures d'Afrique noire; EREA - Ethnologie amerindienne; LASEMA - Asie du sud-est et monde austronesien; CELIA - Linguistique amerindienne; LEAPLE - Acquisition et pathologie du langage chez l'enfant; OSTERLITS : Oral/Oural : Systemes en transit et recherches linguistiques sur la traduction du sens; LMS : Langues - Musiques - Societes." Site contents: Publications (TOCs of the last four issues of periodicals on the Himalayas received by the Centre: Ancient Nepal; Contributions to Nepalese Studies; European Bulletin of Himalayan Research; Himalayan Research Bulletin; Kailash; Mountain Research & Development; Studies in Nepali History and Society; The Tibet Journal. Online catalogues: catalogue of the Centre's books; acquisitions lists; list of periodicals); Related sites; Address.
http://www.vjf.cnrs.fr/ceh/english/index.htm
Keywords: Bhutan, East Asia, General references, India, Libraries, Nepal, Sikkim, South Asia, Tibet,

Independent researcher
Ellen Bangsbo is an independent researcher and holds a BA in Tibetan Studies and a MA in Anthropology from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Between 1978 and 1990 she lived and studied Tibetan Buddhism amongst the exile Tibetan community in India and Nepal and between 1990 and 1992 she lived and worked at the Tibetan center Karma Triyana Dharmachakra (KTD) in Woodstock, NY, USA. She has published the book ‘Teaching and Learning in Tibet’, as well as articles mainly focused on education for Tibetans. She did consultancy work for Danish NGOs and for Danida, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a report on Tibetans in India. Between 2004-2007 she did several trips to Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) and the Tibetan ethnic areas in Sichuan and Qinghai, in 2005 supported by a travel stipend from Danida. She has periodically been associated as Affiliate Researcher with NIAS Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Copenhagen.

Key fields of research: Modern Tibetan society, especially schooling and education. Bilingualism (Tibetan and Chinese) and trilingualism (+English) for Tibetans settled in Tibet (TAR) and the Tibetan autonomous Prefectures in Qinghai, Sichuan and Gansu. Ethnic identity and living conditions for Tibetans nomads. Tibetan Buddhism. Education for Tibetans in the Tibetan diaspora.
http://www.asiaportal.info/documents/EllenBangsboCVforNIASMay2009.pdf
Keywords: Denmark, East Asia, Education, In Focus, In Focus 2008, In Focus 2008 Week 12, Lamaism, Minority groups, Nordic Perspective, Person, Philosophy. Religion, Social conditions, Social groups, Tibet,

Et buddhistisk kloster i Rikon : en studie av religion blant eksiltibetanere i Sveits / Knut Meiningset Johansen. - Oslo : Department of Cultural Studies and Oriental Languages, Universitetet i Oslo, 2007. - 113 s. (Masteropgave) Denne studien har fokusert på hvordan en tibetansk eksilgruppering søker å ivareta sin religiøse kultur. Jeg har tatt utgangspunkt i gruppens åndelige sentrum, og studert hvordan dette har fungert igjennom de snart førti årene som har gått siden klosteret sto ferdig i Rikon i 1968. Dette har inkludert en fremstilling av klosterets bakgrunn, bygging og bruk, og de ulike endringene dette har medført, både sammenliknet med det sterkt buddhistiske tradisjonelle Tibet, og i løpet av eksilet. På tvers av endringene har jeg forsøkt å si noe om klosterets betydning for tibetanerne i Sveits, først i lys av teodicé relatert til eksilsituasjonen, og utviklingen av en ikke-sekterisk buddhisme som en etnisk markør for tibetanerne. Her synes klosteret å være av stor betydning. Da de unge tibetanerne ikke synes å ha like stor interesse for religion som deres foreldre, samtidig som de ønsker å videreføre den tibetanske kulturen, har jeg deretter forsøkt å forstå deres ståsted ut i fra en endring i buddhismens fokus. De unges engasjement er relatert til klosteret da dets hovedoppgave nå må sies å være videreføring av den tibetanske kulturen, noe som også er en viktig agenda hos den tibetanske ungdomsforeningen (VTJE). En skulle derfor tro at klosteret var av stor betydning for foreningens medlemmer, og en forståelse av endringen i buddhismen er dermed viktig for å overvinne paradokset om at politisk aktive tibetanere kjemper for noe de ikke interesserer seg for. Jeg har søkt forståelse av de unges forhold til buddhismen som en konsekvens av at klosteret befinner seg i det sekulære sveitsiske samfunnet, da de ulike forståelsene av sekularisering best kan forklares som endring, ikke bortfall. Retningen religionen har tatt har jeg igjen forsøkt å forklare i lys av Vestens forestillinger om Tibet, da disse synes videreført gjennom Dalai Lama til mine informanter.
http://www.duo.uio.no/publ/IKOS/2007/60035/Masteroppgave.pdf
Keywords: Buddhism, Diaspora, East Asia, Nordic Perspective, Norway, Philosophy. Religion, Publications, Social conditions, Tibet,

Genus och jämställdhet bland tibetaner i exil / Catarina Jonsson. - Karlstad : Karlstad University. Faculty of Social and Life Sciences, 2008. - 42 p. This work presents the way exiled Tibetans I’ve met view gender and equality. The world is becoming increasingly global and in order to educate future world citizens it is important to make sure that they learn about gender and equality. Males and Females have different cultures and where manly is the norm female is the exception, but it is important to try and level out these differences while children are still in school. This work originates from studies of literature and several interviews with exiled Tibetans in the Indian city of Dharamsala. They are Tibetans with different roles in the exile-Tibetan society and also of different generations and gender. They also have different connections to education. I have done a few observations at a school, among students and their books and I have read reports from the Tibetan Women’s Association. The conclusion is that Tibetans in exile have developed a view of gender and equality that didn’t exist in Tibet. They have also made progress in issues concerning gender and equality.
http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:383/FULLTEXT01
Keywords: Diaspora, East Asia, India, Nordic Perspective, Publications, Social conditions, South Asia, Sweden, Tibet, Women and gender studies,

Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. Human Rights Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide. It accepts no government funds, directly or indirectly. Includes information by geographical areas, global issues, campaigns and news. Avaialbe in a large selection of languages, e g Korean and Chinese
http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/china
Keywords: China, East Asia, Human rights, In Focus, In Focus 2007, In Focus 2007 Week 11, In Focus 2008, In Focus 2008 Week 12, In Focus 2008 Week 29, In Focus 2008 Week 30, In Focus 2008 Week 31, In Focus 2008 Week 47, In Focus 2009, In Focus 2009 Week 05, In Focus 2010, In Focus 2010 Week 03, In Focus 2011, In Focus 2011 Week 10, Tibet,

Hur bemöter man idag tibetanska flyktingbarn i Dharamsala? / Kavita Bergström. - Karlstad : Karlstad University. Faculty of Arts and Education, 2008. - 55 p. (Undergraduate thesis) Detta arbete bygger på en studieresa, under en månads tid, till Indien, Dharamsala. Dharamsa-la är känd för att inhysa den tibetanska statens exilregering och inte minst den tibetanska bud-dismens andlige ledare Dalai Lama. Därav är Dharamsala en viktig tillflyktsort för de tibe-tanska flyktingar som undkommit den Kinesiska regeringens förtryck i Tibet. Syftet med denna studie blir därför, att få mer insikt och kunskap om hur man idag i Dha-ramsala bemöter tibetanska flyktingbarn från Tibet. Jag fick äran, att möta 8 av de människor som dagligen möter och arbetar med tibetanska flyktingbarn på ett eller annat sätt. I undersökningen har jag dels använt mig av kvalitativa intervjuer och dels av observatio-ner. Genom dessa metoder framgår det, att tibetanska flyktingbarn blir bemötta på ett kärleks-fullt och respektfullt sätt. Detta för, att de skall få ett värdigt liv i frihet samt en gedigen ut-bildning. Tibetanernas omtanke och kärlek till sin nästa generation motiverar barnen, i Dharamsala, att vilja studera, för att senare i livet ska kunna hjälpa andra tibetaner i nöd, vilka fortfarande är under den Kinesiska regeringens våld i Tibet.
http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:5769/FULLTEXT01
Keywords: Children, East Asia, India, Nordic Perspective, Publications, Refugees, Social conditions, Social groups, South Asia, Sweden, Tibet,