TibetFest Saturday August 18th
We would like to invite you to the annual TibetFest event on Saturday, August 18th, 10:00am to 5:00pm at VanDusen Botanical Garden
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Voice of Children Project Report
We’ve just received a report on the Voice of Children Extension Project! Click here to read the full report.
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Help TRAS win a $10,000 donation!
Each $1 donated will help TRAS win a $10,000 donation through The Great Canadian Giving Challenge sponsored by CanadaHelps and the GIV3 Foundation.
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BC Buddhist Festival June 10
Join us at the BC Buddhist Festival on June 10, 9:30-5:30 at Queen Elizabeth Park! Click here for more details.
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Spring Newsletter!
Our Spring Newsletter is now available! Read about our project updates and learn about a new Societies Act affecting TRAS in 2018.
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Join us on May 31 for a talk Nepal’s post-earthquake reconstruction
Dr. Shneiderman has kindly agreed to give a talk on Nepal’s recovery from the 2015 earthquakes, the current challenges, and what we can do to help.
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Rinchen Zangpo Society Newsletter!
Rinchen Zangpo Sociey has just published its winter newsletter! Read about the Spiti Valley news and views on their website:
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Happy New Year!
Dear Friends, We wish you a very happy and prosperous New Year 2018! May there be light and peace in the world, and success for people like you who are working to make the world a just and better place. Thank you for being there.
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Winter Newsletter
The Winter Newsletter is now up! Click here to read the president’s appeal, an update on the Voice of Children Education Project, sponsorship reports and more!
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Voices of Contemporary Himalayan Literature: Manjushree Thapa and Tsering Wangmo Dhompa in Conversation
Join us for a conversation with two acclaimed Himalayan authors: Manjushree Thapa and Tsering Wangmo Dhompa! They will be discussing their recently published novels, short stories, poetry, and non-fiction,
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Fall Newsletter
Our Fall Newsletter is now up! Click here to read about our new projects, a recap of the TRAS annual general meeting, and more! The full President’s Report from the AGM.
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TRAS 55th Annual General Meeting
You are cordially invited to the 55th Annual General Meeting of the Trans-Himalayan Aid Society. We’ll have a short business meeting, including a presentation on the new Societies Act and a draft of our new bylaws, as well as a review of TRAS activities for the past year. And of course it’s always a good […]
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Himalaya Program: Understanding Nepal after the 2015 earthquakes
The Himalaya Program at UBC is organizing two public events on Nepal‘s recovery after the 2015 earthquakes: a public lecture on Friday evening, September 15, at UBC, and a community forum on Sunday afternoon, September 17, at Robson Square. Please note that the community forum will be in Nepali, so it’ll be of most interest to Nepali-speakers. If you’d like to […]
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Spring Newsletter
Our Spring Newsletter is now available! Read about our recent TRAS success stories, learn about current education projects, upcoming events and more.
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April 25: Talk by Mark Turin on Thangmi people of Dolakha, Nepal
Join us on April 25 when Dr. Mark Turin, with the Department of Anthropology at UBC, gives a presentation on his long-term fieldwork with the Thangmi-speaking people of Dolakha, Nepal
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Counting Down to the Tibetan New Year
As we are counting down the days to the Tibetan New Year on February 27, the Trans Himalayan Aid Society board and staff would like to take this opportunity to wish all our friends and members warmest good wishes and our hope for a peaceful, healthy and fulfilling New Year. As Losar draws near, we […]
