Calendar of events includes The Tibetan Refugees’ Dilemma: between Exile and Accommodation, A Lecture by Dr. John Conway, Professor Emeritus of History at UBC and former TRAS President, Momo-Making Demo and Tibetan Meal, Tibetan Singing Bowl Concert, Nepali Film, Nepali Meal, TRAS’ 50th Annual General Meeting, South Asian Film Festival Canada, Trans-Himalaya: Tibet, Nepal, India – A photography exhibit by Marion Tipple, Gala Dinner Celebrating 50 Years…
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By Marina Guy, TRAS Events Coordinator After five engaging and inspiring Vancouver-based Nepali Film Festivals we are excited to introduce the travelling Nepali Film Festivals. Now TRAS supporters across Canada can host their own Nepali Film events, showing their friends and families our most popular films while raising awareness and funds for TRAS. We will [...]
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Join us for a vibrant and exciting day celebrating Tibetan music, dance, food, art and more!
Presented by the Tsengdok Monastery Association and the Tibetan Cultural Society of BC
Date: Saturday August 27, 2001
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We are pleased to announce TRAS’s 49th Annual General Meeting and an evening of images and stories from TRAS partners in Nepal. Date: Monday, June 20, 2011 Time: 7:30pm Location: Tsengdok Monastery, 1502 Angus Drive (at Granville St, 2 blocks south of 16th Ave), Vancouver Filmmakers and TRAS members, Daniel Henshaw and Brenda Kyle, recently returned [...]
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Dr. John Conway, Professor Emeritus of History at UBC and former TRAS President, will be giving five lectures on the theme of “The Tragedy of Tibet” for the UBC Continuing Education’s Ageless Pursuits programme from May 30 to June 3 at 9:30am. 1) “Tibet under threat 1900-1914: the British invasion” on Monday May 30, 9:30am [...]
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More good news about the 5th Nepali Film Festival! Another wonderful outcome of the festival is the money we were able to raise for the READI Nepal education project in Humla District, the poorest and most remote of Nepal’s 75 districts. We are thrilled to be sending over $3000 to this worthwhile project. To learn [...]
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Vancouver’s 5th Nepali Film Festival, presented by TRAS and Langara College Continuing Studies on Sunday April 3, was a success! Eight Nepali films, screened twice each during the day, drew a crowd of film buffs and Nepal enthusiasts from around the Metro Vancouver region and Vancouver Island. After seeing “Sherpas: The True Heroes of Mount [...]
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TRAS and Langara College Continuing Studies are proud to present the 5th Nepali Film Festival on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at Langara College
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In late November TRAS took part in the annual Christmas at Hycroft event coordinated by the University Woman’s Club of Vancouver. Almost 4000 guests came through our room, on the third floor of the grand Hycroft mansion, to view our various handicrafts. It was a busy, successful weekend with
