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1 Experts say that a nation's survival depends on preserving its language and culture. In Tibet, the Chinese government has "closed all schools where intensive Tibetan language is taught, and forcefully enrolled all the monks under the age of 18 in government-run boarding schools, where the medium of instruction is Chinese-Mandarin. In conversation with Dolma Tsering, master's degree student at Dalai Lama Institute of Higher Studies, Bengaluru, India.
2 New York City Launches First Tibetan-Language Facebook Page to Support Tibetan Community. The Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) in New York has launched the country’s first Tibetan-language Facebook page, aimed at providing Tibetan immigrants with access to essential information and resources in their native language. Speaking to RFA, Tenzin Tseyang, a staff member at MOIA, emphasized the broader significance of this initiative. “As an ethnic group striving to preserve our language, this is a crucial step forward. While the Chinese government continues to suppress the Tibetan language inside Tibet through restrictive policies, we in exile are doing everything possible to protect and promote our linguistic heritage,” she said.
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