Immigrant ambassadors : citizenship and belonging in the Tibetan diaspora / Julia Meredith Hess.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hess, Julia Meredith.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tibetans--United States--Ethnic identity.

Tibetans.

Tibetans--India--Ethnic identity.

Refugees, Tibetan--History.

Refugees, Tibetan.

Citizenship--Social aspects--United States.

Citizenship.

Politics and culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Immigrant Ambassadors explores transformations in Tibetan identity as increasing numbers of Tibetans move from being stateless refugees in India and Nepal to citizens of the United States.

Contents:

Locating the Tibetan diaspora in a world of nation-states

Tibet in diaspora : locating the homeland from the margins of exile

India, New Mexico, and the specter of Tibet : on the trail of the Tibetan diaspora

"Tibetanness" where there is no Tibet : culture in a world of nation-states

Refugees to citizens, Tibetans, and the State

Expanding the diaspora, transforming Tibetanness

The Tibetan-U.S. Resettlement Project : the lottery, the "lucky 1,000" and immigrant ambassadors

Tibetans in India : deterritorialized culture, occidental longing, and global imaginaries

Tibetans in the United States

A new home in diaspora : the first years of the TUSRP, 1992-1996

"Culture is your base camp" : Tibetans in New Mexico, youth, and cultural identity

Statelessness and the state : the meanings of citizenship

Conclusion : Tibetans in the new world.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-259) and index.

ISBN:

9780804776318

0804776318

OCLC:

714569455