For those in Vancouver, "Ocean, as Much as Rain" by Tsering Woeser available! #AAS2026

New legislation will require schools to use Mandarin by default, taking priority over minority ethnic languages such as Tibetan, Uyghur and Mongolian. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Once passed, this law will finalize the collapsing of many ethnic identities in China that I write about in my book, Let Only Red Flowers Bloom npcobserver.com/2026/03/05/c...

Thank you to all attendees of today's book launch event for "Ocean, as Much as Rain" by @woeser.bsky.social at SOAS London @dukepress.bsky.social Such a great turnout and engagement! Thank you to @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social for moderating @indexoncensorship.org 🙏🏽

A new law in China will formalise a sweeping project to erase much of what remains of its ethnic distinctiveness. It marks a grim milestone econ.st/4lpeibQ Illustration: Hanna Barczyk

#China’s new “ethnic unity” law, to be passed this week, will accelerate the attempted forced assimilation of the country’s ethnic minorities into the dominant Han culture, according to academics and human rights groups. A piece by me: CLICK LINK TO READ www.bbc.com/news/article...

"Ocean, as Much as Rain: Woeser’s Testimony of Resistance Against State-imposed Amnesia" Read a new review of “Ocean” @woeser.bsky.social by Thinley Chodon of University College Dublin, published on Lhakar Diaries. Read the full review: lhakardiaries.com/2026/03/07/o... @dukepress.bsky.social

Wed: @hpeaks.bsky.social hold Book launch in London: 'Ocean, As Much As Rain: Stories, Lyrical Prose, and Poems from Tibet" w/ @woeser.bsky.social @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social & more & Berkeley (USA), talk from @jwassers.bsky.social "Symbols and Songs in East & Southeast Asian Youth Movements" 11/

A book of Tibetan poetry, stories and lyrical prose, Ocean, as Much as Rain by Tsering Woeser will be launched by SOAS Library on 11th March, 5.15–6.30pm. With Fiona Sze-Lorrain & Dechen Pemba in conversation with Jemimah Steinfeld. All welcome: https://ow.ly/Gks150YoGFS

Join the editors/translators Fiona Sze-Lorrain and Dechen Pemba, in conversation with Jemimah Steinfeld, for the book launch of Ocean, As Much As Rain: Stories, Lyrical Prose, and Poems from Tibet. 🗓️ 11th March 17:15 📍 SOAS, London 🔗 buff.ly/LfYaGvJ @dukepress.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social

Happy to be quoted by Joe Leahy of @financialtimes.com for this article about the new law in China that would further erode the language (and other) rights of non-Han people. Probably paywalled but happy to share. www.ft.com/content/94be...

Musician Jesse Paris Smith outlines her connections to Tibet and highlights Tibetan culture including the work of @woeser.bsky.social and many artists. Mentions "Ocean, as Much as Rain" from @dukepress.bsky.social Read the whole piece here: jesseparissmith.substack.com/p/new-beginn...

Attending #AASVancouver? Be sure to check out the Entangled Territories exhibition and special events at @moaubc.bsky.social #himalaya #tibet #anthropology #AAS2026

@bennoweiner.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com on new law that ends minority language education in core subjects in #innermongolia, #tibet, #xinjiang: It “overturns the multicultural promises upon which China was founded.”

Bhuchung D. Sonam reviews "The Red Wind Howls" Suppressed in China, Tsering Döndrup’s novel reaches English readers with an unflinching account of imprisonment, famine, death, and generational trauma. @badsonam.bsky.social @tricyclemag.bsky.social tricycle.org/magazine/don...

I wish that Tsering Döndrup’s 'The Red Wind Howls' had received a bit more attention. This brutal, blackly absurdist depiction of life in Tibetan re-education camps belongs on the shortlist of that most awful of genres, gulag fiction. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

The first Tibetan Buddhist monks came to Europe amid the surge of interest over attempts to summit Mt. Everest in the 1920s. Capitalizing on this excitement, a promoter in Darjeeling recruited men to pose as Tibetan cham dancers for the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924. 🧵 🗃️ 📜 #Tibet

Ongoing: @nationaltrust.org.uk host exhibition "How did we get here?" & screenings of "Encounters" & @moaubc.bsky.social host photo exhibition "Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images" 10/

New event! (Well to us anyway) 📆Ongoing -> 29th March @moaubc.bsky.social host photo exhibition "Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images" Details: moa.ubc.ca/exhibition/e...

Catch a DUP author near you: this spring @emmaamador.bsky.social @wolffdr.bsky.social @naylandblake.bsky.social @esraakcan.bsky.social @beliso-dejesus.bsky.social and many more are giving book talks free and open to the public. See the full lineup of March author events on our blog: buff.ly/1hPFt1c

New event! 📆11th March 🕔5:15pm UK time @hpeaks.bsky.social hold Book launch in London: 'Ocean, As Much As Rain: Stories, Lyrical Prose, and Poems from Tibet' by @woeser.bsky.social & discussion w/ @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social, Fiona Sze-Lorrain & Dechen Pemba Reg: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...

🎥 Take an online tour of MOA's feature exhibition, Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images with curator Fuyubi Nakamura. The exhibition showcases Tibet and Tibetans through their own lenses and voices. Watch now: https://f.mtr.cool/qlfgdkglin

“Ocean, as Much as Rain” is a collection of stories, poetry, and essays by @woeser.bsky.social It's a landmark publication celebrating the work of a steadfast dissident and leading #Tibetan literary figure of our times @dukepress.bsky.social Save 30% with E26OCEAN dukeupress.edu/ocean-as-muc...

EVENT: Join Index CEO @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social in conversation with Fiona Sze-Lorrain and Dechen Pemba for the launch of their new book Ocean, As Much As Rain: Stories, Lyrical Prose, and Poems from Tibet by Tsering Woeser. 📅 17:15 on 11 March 2026 Book: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...

In this lovely short film, the traditional Tibetan drink butter tea (bho jha) becomes a bridge between generations, outreach across cultures, and a reminder of the value of mindfulness. [kottke.org]

“The Last of Earth” by Deepa Anappara reviewed by Sana Goyal for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...

Losar Tashi Delek ལོ་སར་བཟང་། 🔥🐎🎉 Announcing the book launch event for "Ocean, as Much as Rain" by @woeser.bsky.social in London on 11 March, 2026 taking place at SOAS. See link for details and registration! www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...

Both India and China are building up strategically-placed yet very remote villages along parts of their contested border, high up in the Himalayas. @npr.org went to some of the villages on the India side. www.npr.org/2026/02/17/n...

Tibetan media Voice of #Tibet reporting that the Dalai Lama’s younger brother, Ngari Rinpoche, has passed away at the age of 80. www.facebook.com/VoiceofTibet...

The New York Times gets your #Losar started with a piece about Guthuk, recipe also included! cooking.nytimes.com/article/losa...

Today, February 10, 2026, marks the official publication day of “Ocean, As Much As Rain – Stories, Lyrical Prose, and Poems from Tibet” by Tsering Woeser, published by @dukepress.bsky.social, edited and translated by Fiona Sze-Lorrain with Dechen Pemba.

"In the West, Woeser has been widely known and appreciated as a poet and “activist.” However, I have always seen her primarily as a “witness”, a survivor providing testimony [...] highpeakspureearth.com/ocean-as-muc...

Read Tsering Woeser’s poem “Only This Useless Poem—For Lobsang Tsepak” (tr. Fiona Sze-Lorrain). Woeser’s poem is an elegy to the Tibetan monks and nuns protesting Chinese rule since 2011. . Read here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...

"I can do nothing but cry and write poems." Read "Only This Useless Poem" by Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser @woeser.bsky.social, from her new book "Ocean, as Much as Rain," in @wwborders.bsky.social.

Buddhist practice: Photographs Taken During a Journey Around Tibet in 1997 by Linda Griffiths wp.me/pFy3u-3FB.

Khadhok's rise signals a new chapter for Tibetan art https://asia.nikkei.com/life-arts/arts/khadhok-s-rise-signals-a-new-chapter-for-tibetan-art

Tsering Woeser’s melancholy poem (tr. Fiona Sze-Lorrain) mourns the lives lost to the violence of an unfree Tibet. Read “Only This Useless Poem—For Lobsang Tsepak” here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...

Blog from December 2025 by journalist John Gittings @soasuni.bsky.social blogs.soas.ac.uk/china-instit...

Save 30% on #NewBook "Ocean, as Much as Rain," a translation of Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser's stories, poetry & prose by Fiona Sze-Lorrain and Dechen Pemba. buff.ly/dIm4pZk @hpeaks.bsky.social @woeser.bsky.social #Tibet

We're pleased to be releasing a pile of great books this month, including “Ocean, as Much as Rain,” written by Tsering Woeser @woeser.bsky.social and edited and translated by Fiona Sze-Lorrain with Dechen Pemba. Check out all our new February titles on our blog: buff.ly/yFB1kAQ

This February, learn about the Grateful Dead, trans history, Tibetan literature, cultural patrimony and more. Check out all our new releases: buff.ly/yFB1kAQ #NewBooks

The Dalai Lama won the Grammy Award for "Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording" Didn't take long for Beijing to respond: “We firmly oppose the relevant party using the award as a tool for anti-China political manipulation"

"These elections show that political agency exists even without a state, especially when democratic participation is denied inside #Tibet" said Sonam Palmo, 38, from University of Zurich, who helps run Smartvote Tibet, a website helping the diaspora select candidates. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Tibetan filmmaking collective presents a moving study of exile www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...

It's been exactly 37 years since the Tenth Panchen Rinpoche passed away in 1989. To mark the occasion, read new translations of four poems by Yidam Tsering that were written as offerings to mark the one year passing of the Tenth Panchen Rinpoche. highpeakspureearth.com/offering-poe...

A must-see—incredible contributions by Laura Lodoe & Kunsang Kyirong, historical and contemporary content, fully bilingual signage, & remarkable curation by Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura. MOA hosting special events during #AAS2026 and Dr. Nakamura organized a conference panel. #himalaya #tibet #ubcmoa

moa.ubc.ca/exhibition/e... “Many of those who identify as Tibetan were neither born in Tibet nor live there, but live in places like India and Nepal, and increasingly in North America and Europe. Canada is home to one of the largest concentrations of Tibetans outside of Asia.”

During your time in Vancouver during #AAS2026, a can't-miss field trip is a visit to the UBC Museum of Anthropology to see the permanent collection and a special exhibit, "Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images." https://moa.ubc.ca/

“Relatives in Lhasa described my tongue as one ‘after surgery,’ because when it came to traditional phonetics in Tibetan—trills, retroflex consonants, or alveolar consonants—I was as ignorant as any foreigner.” –Tsering Woeser

High Peaks Pure Earth presents the English translation of a blogpost by acclaimed #Tibetan writer Tsering Döndrup that was written on December 25, 2025 and published on the Chodme literature website on December 27, 2025. highpeakspureearth.com/looking-back...