When in 1949 the Chinese Communist Party “liberated” the ethnocultural frontier region known to Tibetans as Amdo, its goal was not just to build a state, but to create a nation. Rather than ...

within the Tibetan region of Amdo (now divided among Qinghai, Sichuan, and Gansu provinces), succumbed to his injuries on December 18. His death followed more than seven months of brutal treatment ...

Dolma Kyab is a Tibetan instructor who taught Tibetan grammar, history, and literature in Tibet for many years. He grew up in Amdo, Tibet and received two degrees, in Tibetan Literature and later in ...