{"id":9675,"date":"2016-07-31T17:04:56","date_gmt":"2016-07-31T11:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/?p=9675"},"modified":"2026-03-13T22:14:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:14:21","slug":"dolpa-students-if-i-did-why-not-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/dolpa-students-if-i-did-why-not-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolpa Students: If I Did…Why Not You?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dolpa<\/a> a very remote district West of my district Mustang<\/a>, not surprisingly, is also culturally and geographically similar to ours. The indigenous population, especially those in Dolpo — an area within Dolpa — are also ethnic Tibetan, just like us from Mustang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of my motivations and drives to achieve academic and professional success was to be a role model to the ethnic Tibetans<\/a> in Mustang specifically and thus help the next generation break out of the stereotype and mold of Bhote<\/a>,<\/em> a term used to refer to ethnic Tibetans. It comes with a whole slew of negative connotations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I have also hoped is that I would be a role model to other Tibetans in general as well. To that end, since returning to Nepal, I have been interested in speaking to — and inspiring — ethnic Tibetans. I had that opportunity earlier this month when I was invited to speak to children from Dolpa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a video of that presentation. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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