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I'm a Wisconsin Tibetan!

radio_administrator — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:36:35 CDT

March 24, 2008

Karma Tsedon

Her Story

Her Favorites

February 16, 2008

Tenzin Sonam

His Story

His Favorites

January 26, 2008

Tenzin Yiga

Her Story

Her Favorites

January 19, 2008

Karma Palzom

Her Story

Her Favorites

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radio_administrator — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:33:56 CDT

I'm a Wisconsin Tibetan!

Over the next few months, Wisconsin Tibetan Radio will feature a different community member each week.

This week:

Karma Tsedon

Her Story

Her Favorites

Have the Wisconsin Tibetan Radio program automatically update on your computer or iPod: Subscribe to our (Free!) Podcast (Instructions)

Wisconsin Tibetan Radio is made in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

Wisconsin Tibetan Radio's mission is to keep world citizens informed about Tibet and to strengthen the Tibetan community in exile.

Thank you for listening! We value your feedback. Please email tibet.radio.outreach@gmail.com

Breaking News from Tibet

radio_administrator — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:44:33 CST

January 12, 2008

January 5, 2008

December 15, 2007

- Tibet Watch report on current religious repression in Tibet (Source: Reuters)

- Chinese Bloggers and Internet Self-Censoring Culture (Source: Wall Street Journal)

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December 8, 2007

- More on the riot in rural Paingar, Tibet

- Tibet Train Carries China Troops, a story from BBC News that was published on December 1

- Relatives of Jailed Tibetan Nomads Appeal Convictions in Sichuan, a story reported on December 5 on Phayul.com

- And from the BBC News and Phayul.com, we have story China forced Miss Tibet to quit, issued on December 5

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November 30, 2007

- The Dalai Lama begins publicly discussing his reincarnation and Tibet's future leadership

- A riot breaks out in rural Paingar, Tibet

- Vatican says Pope Benedict will not meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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November 2, 2007

- U.N. adopts truce resolution for Beijing Games (Source: Washington Post)

- China finds Tibetan nomad guilty over Lithang protest (Source: Radio Free Asia)

- Another shooting at Nangpa-la Pass (Source: Voice of America)

Listen (Followed by a song by Pemsi)

October 19, 2007

An analysis of Chinese President Hu Jintao's speech at the opening of the 17th Communist Party Congress (Source: The New York Sun)
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October 12, 2007

- China is ordering 100,000 nomadic Tibetans to move from grasslands into towns and villages (Source: BBC News)

- Authorities in western China have detained and beaten five teenage boys on suspicion of scribbling graffition walls of a middle school calling for Tibet's independence and the return of the Dalai Lama (Source: International Herald Tribune)

-Tibetans Stormed the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi (Source: ABC News)
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Where in the World is the Dalai Lama?

radio_administrator — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:42:04 CST

January 12, 2008

His Holiness is in India, being given long life ceremonies.
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December 1 - 8, 2007

The Dalai Lama visits Italy for 11 days.
Listen

November 16 - 30, 2007

The Dalai Lama inaugarates a conference, a Stupa, and attends a major interfaith dialogue in India.

He also makes a nine day visit to Japan.
Listen

November 9 - 15, 2007

The Dalai Lama is back home in India, so we take a closer look at his visit to Canada.

Includes interview with Dermod Travis, Executive Director of the Canada Tibet Committee, regarding Tibetan immigration to Canada.

Listen (Followed by song: Bhuchung by Choekyi)

October 26 - November 8, 2007

The Dalai Lama meets with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and visits Toronto
Listen (Followed by song: Kum Sim Sim Ki by Tse Gyurmey)

October 19 - 25, 2007

The Dalai Lama visits Georgia and Indiana
Listen

October 12 - 18, 2007

The Dalai Lama has speaking engagements in New York and then heads to Washington D.C. for the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony
Listen

Madison Community Calendar

radio_administrator — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:40:14 CST

January 12, 2008

Listen

February 7 is Losar (Tibetan New Year),
February 9 the Tibetan children in Saturday school will perform traditional dance and songs,
March 10 (Tibetan Uprising Day) there will be a peaceful march up State Street,
Tickets for His Holiness the Dalai Lama's next visit to Madison have gone on sale, and
There is a Summer Study Program at Dharamsala, India for Tibetan students currently enrolled in middle and high schools in North America

November 30, 2007

Dec 4th at 7:00pm:
Gangdhen Namcheo Tsok at Deer Park Center
Dec 8th at 6:00pm:
Noble Peace Prize celebration at Eagle Heights Community Center. Later, a dance party at West Side Club
Dec 10th at 5:30pm:
Candlelight vigil and peaceful procession starting from UW Library Mall to mark International Human Rights day and bring awareness to human rights abuses in Tibet. Listen why.
Dec 15th at 5pm:
WTA will be screening film Metse in Sovereign Apartment hall. All donations will go to Karuna home in Bylakupee, which is a home for disabled children.

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November 9, 2007

Gangdhen Namcheo Tsok Ceremony at Deek Park on December 4th.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Tibetan language teacher Jampa Khedup explains Gangdhen Namcheo Tsok.

International Human Rights Day candlelight vigil on Monday, December 10. Stay tuned for more details.

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November 2, 2007

Details of Students for a Free Tibet talent show and party fundraiser on Saturday, November 17

Listen (Followed by song: Metok Dumre Nangla by Tse Gyurmey)

October 19, 2007

Celebration of His Holiness Receiving the Congressional Gold Medal on Saturday, October 21

Students for a Free Tibet announce a talent show and party fundraiser on Saturday, November 17

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Exile Radio

radio_administrator — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:26:59 CST

January 5, 2007

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Hosts Nawa and Abi chat with Choekyi and Carl about computers, careers, hot Tibetan girls, and Hindi celebrities.

December 15, 2007

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Hosts Nawa and Tarzan question guest Tashi Wangdu about his escape from Tibet, activism in India, and recent move to Madison.
...and song Semchen by Tenzin Silnon

December 8, 2007

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Hosts Nawa and Tarzan have a laugh playing Tibetan Trivia and picking out a Tibetan word of the Week.
...and song Tere Mere Sath by Lucky Ali

November 30, 2007

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Hosts Nawa and Tarzan do a live interview with their friend Ngawang Dolker, Students for a Free Tibet Midwest Regional Coordinator.
In Your Face (the Lowdown on the Facebook) gets quizzical
...and song Bhomola by Dawa Tsering

November 9, 2007

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Exile Radio's Mascot Momo

Get to know hosts Nawa and Tarzan on a more personal level during this first episode of Exile Radio. Besides their thoughts, Exile Radio includes:

Song Dansang Bhula by Choekyi

In Your Face (the lowdown on the Facebook)

Song Sonam Mepae by Tenzin

WTR's Success in 2007

radio_administrator — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:48:00 CST

Wisconsin Tibetan Radio's mission to keep world citizens informed about Tibet and to strengthen the Tibetan community in exile is being achieved!

This website was launched on October 8, 2007. In 3 short months, 313 people have visited this website to learn more about Tibet and Tibetans in exile. And they came back for more. There were a total of 633 visits to this website from listeners in 15 countries, 112 cities.

Thank you!

City	State/Province	Country	Visits
Madison	Wisconsin	USA	402
Minneapolis	Minnesota	USA	34
Roseau		Dominica	8
Ottawa	Ontario	Canada	7
Weston	Ontario	Canada	6
(not set)			6
New York	New York	USA	5
Elm Grove	Wisconsin	USA	5
Milwaukee	Wisconsin	USA	5
Mc Gregor	Iowa	USA	4
Somerville	Massachusetts	USA	4
Williamston	Michigan	USA	4
Brooklyn	New York	USA	4
Woodside	New York	USA	4
Mc Farland	Wisconsin	USA	4
Islington	Ontario	Canada	3
Hadley	Massachusetts	USA	3
Northfield	Minnesota	USA	3
St Paul	Minnesota	USA	3
Long Island City	New York	USA	3
Eugene	Oregon	USA	3
Kirkland	Washington	USA	3
Altoona	Wisconsin	USA	3
London		England	2
Biggleswade		England	2
New Delhi		India	2
Pune		India	2
Wil		Switzerland	2
Martigny		Switzerland	2
Glendale	Arizona	USA	2
North Reading	Massachusetts	USA	2
Burnsville	Minnesota	USA	2
St Louis	Missouri	USA	2
Sunnyside	New York	USA	2
Portland	Oregon	USA	2
Richmond	Vermont	USA	2
West Mclean	Virginia	USA	2
Ashburn	Virginia	USA	2
Prairie du Chien	Wisconsin	USA	2
Oregon	Wisconsin	USA	2
Washington D.C.		USA	2
Sydney		Australia	1
Mortsel		Belgium	1
Zonhoven		Belgium	1
Calgary	Alberta	Canada	1
Montreal	Quebec	Canada	1
Outremont	Quebec	Canada	1
Wembley		England	1
St-Ouen		France	1
Istres		France	1
Oldenburg		Germany	1
Unterfohring		Germany	1
Chandigarh		India	1
Bangalore		India	1
Hyderabad		India	1
Milan		Italy	1
Shinjuku		Japan	1
Misawa		Japan	1
Kyoto		Japan	1
Chinju		South Korea	1
St Gallen		Switzerland	1
Rumlang		Switzerland	1
Interlaken		Switzerland	1
San-Ch'Ung		Taiwan	1
Castro Valley	California	USA	1
Alameda	California	USA	1
San Leandro	California	USA	1
Piedmont	California	USA	1
Stanford	California	USA	1
San Ramon	California	USA	1
Temecula	California	USA	1
Westminster	Colorado	USA	1
Denver	Colorado	USA	1
Storrs Mansfield	Connecticut	USA	1
Lincolnwood	Illinois	USA	1
Bensenville	Illinois	USA	1
Chicago	Illinois	USA	1
Peoria	Illinois	USA	1
Addison	Illinois	USA	1
Blue Hill	Maine	USA	1
Takoma Park	Maryland	USA	1
Garrett Park	Maryland	USA	1
Ashton	Maryland	USA	1
Worcester	Massachusetts	USA	1
South Hadley	Massachusetts	USA	1
Northampton	Massachusetts	USA	1
Williamstown	Massachusetts	USA	1
Holland	Michigan	USA	1
Redford	Michigan	USA	1
Riverside	Missouri	USA	1
St Ann	Missouri	USA	1
Jersey City	New Jersey	USA	1
East Elmhurst	New York	USA	1
Astoria	New York	USA	1
Tualatin	Oregon	USA	1
Bala Cynwyd	Pennsylvania	USA	1
Mont-Royal	Quebec	USA	1
Bowie	Texas	USA	1
Austin	Texas	USA	1
Provo	Utah	USA	1
Winooski	Vermont	USA	1
Oakton	Virginia	USA	1
Herndon	Virginia	USA	1
Arlington	Virginia	USA	1
Seattle	Washington	USA	1
Camas	Washington	USA	1
Johnson Creek	Wisconsin	USA	1
La Crosse	Wisconsin	USA	1
Middleton	Wisconsin	USA	1
Wausau	Wisconsin	USA	1
Waunakee	Wisconsin	USA	1
Greendale	Wisconsin	USA	1

Feature Interviews

radio_administrator — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:36:10 CST

December 15, 2007

Biography of Venerable Geshe Sopa-la

Geshe Sopa-la's move to the United States and career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

This is part 3 of the series.
Listen

December 8, 2007

Biography of Venerable Geshe Sopa-la

Geshe Sopa-la's escape from Tibet and attainment of the Geshe degree.

This is part 2 of the series.
Listen

Metse and Karuna Home Fundraiser

The Karuna Home for the disabled in India is bringing the movie Metse to Madison on Saturday, December 15. WTA Vice President Jampa Khedup tells us about his favorite scene in the movie and how the screening in Chicago went.
Listen

November 30, 2007

Biography of Venerable Geshe Sopa-la

Geshe Sopa-la's childhood and becoming a monk in Tibet.

This is part 1 of the series.
Listen

Madison Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) Present at Lodi High School

On November 15, SFT presented for 45 minutes to a classroom of high school students as part of Lodi's International Day. In this interview, International Day organizer Janel Anderson describes Lodi and the reception SFT received.
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The Importance of International Human Rights Day 2007 (December 10th)

This day is not only the anniversary of the day His Holiness the Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, it is a milestone day for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Kate Woznow, Campaigns Director at Students for a Free Tibet International Headquarters explains.
Listen
To find out what the Wisconsin Tibetan Association and the Madison SFT have planned for December 10th, listen to this week's Madison Community Calendar

October 19, 2007

In depth coverage of the first North American Tibetan University Students' Conference

Interviews with:

Organizer Tenzin Seldon of the Office of Tibet in New York,
Conference speaker Robert Thurman, and
Madison student attendee Kunor

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October 12, 2007

Interview with Director Neten Chokling Rinpoche about his film Milarepa
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Madison Students for a Free Tibet remember the first anniversary of Nangpa-la Pass Shootings

Interviews with:

Organizers Peta and Tenzin,
Audience members Lars and David, and
Tibetan elder Sonam

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North American Tibetan leaders gather in Madison to plan H.H. the Dalai Lama's 2008 Long Life ceremony at Deer Park Buddhist Center

Interview with Tashi Namgyal, president of the Tibetan Association of Washington
Listen

How to Podcast

radio_administrator — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:57:13 CST

1. Download iTunes if you don't already have it (it's free)

2. Once it's downloaded, open up iTunes.

3. Click on iTunes Store (on the menu bar on the left)

4. Click on Power Search (second item on the top right-hand side menu)

5. Change All Results to Podcasts

6. Under Title type in Wisconsin Tibetan Radio

7. Click on the Subscribe button

To listen to Wisconsin Tibetan Radio, all you have to do is click on
Podcasts on the left menu of iTunes (under Library heading) and you
will see our show and all our stories.

Every Friday new stories we publish will appear automatically in your
iTunes, so you won't need to go to this website to get them.

If you have questions or problems, please email our Engineer: tibet.radio.engineer@gmail.com

Other Tibetan Radio Sources

radio_administrator — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:22:26 CDT

Local US Shows:

The Tibet Connection
Broadcast in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, California
The Tibet Radio Hour with Joseph Guida
Broadcast online every Wednesday, 12 - 1 PM Pacific Time from Grass Valley, California

Buddhist Shows:

LamRim
Tibetan Buddhist Internet Radio
FPMT
Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition

Broadcasts into Tibet:

Voice of Tibet
Every day Voice of Tibet broadcasts a 30 minutes news service in the Tibetan langauge and a 15 minutes news service in Mandarin Chinese via short wave into Tibet and China as well as India, Bhutan and Nepal. The programs are produced by Tibetan journalists stationed in several countries, with the main editorial office in India.
Radio Free Asia
RFA broadcasts only in local languages and dialects - in Tibet, Tibetan (in three different dialects: Uke, Amdo, and Kham). All broadcasts originate at RFA headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Voice of America
The Voice of America, which first went on the air in 1942, is a multimedia international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. government through the Broadcasting Board of Governors. VOA broadcasts more than 1,000 hours of news, information, educational, and cultural programming every week to an estimated worldwide audience of more than 115 million people.

Join Us

radio_administrator — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:27:58 CDT

We have openings on all of the following committees. We do not require that wisconsin.tibetan.radio contributors live in Madison, Wisconsin. The BBC sends reporters all over the world, right?

Producer Committee (email)
- Manage the script
- Make decision on what will go into the show and what won’t

Reporter Committee (email)
- Follow leads (stories) people send in, find their own leads
- Record interviews
- Either edit their stories or send them to the Editor Committee

Editor Committee (email)
- Edit interviews on computer
- Write story scripts for hosts to read
- Work with Music Committee if background music is needed

Music Committee (email)
- Help make pre-recorded jingles
- Pick songs to play during the show (working with Producing Committee)
- Pick background music

Engineer Committee (email)
- Learn the radio/podcast technology
- Help anyone with technical questions/trainings
- Ensure that all our audio files and archives are in good order
- Safeguard whatever equipment we have

Outreach/Quality Committee (email)
- Does any Public Relations work that the show needs done
- Maintains ties to other Tibetan programs
- Thinks about the future and how to make program better

Host Committee (email)

Committee will have at least 2 men and 2 women
Responsible for working with the Producer Committee and Editor Committee to read the script on record

Contact Us

radio_administrator — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:52:41 CDT

Please send your general comments and concerns about wisconsin.tibetan.radio to our Outreach Committee tibet.radio.outreach@gmail.com

Please email your story ideas to the Producer Committee tibet.radio.producer@gmail.com

If you have a CD or song you would like to be played or reviewed on wisconsin.tibetan.radio, email our Music Committee tibet.radio.music@gmail.com

We appreciate your feedback!