WASHINGTON DC: On May 23, 2015, the Tibetan Association of Boston organized a formal gathering of its community member to adopt Tezu Dhargyeling Tibetan Settlement based in Arunachal Pradesh. The executive members of the Association did the selection by drawing one name from the pool of all listed Tibetan settlements prescribed by the Department of Home, Dharamsala.
Mr. Ngawang Yonten from the Office of Tibet attended the formal gathering in Boston, and spoke on the importance of Sister Shichak initiative formulated by the 14th Kashag. He also thanked the executive members and the community members of Boston on behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration and the Office of Tibet.
The Association also organized a fund raising event that evening with the volunteer performance of Tibetan culture items, and collected donation in which more than 200 people have shown up with enthusiasm. Many people who were not able to attend has sent their donations to the event. The Office of Tibet and the Tibetan Association of Boston will be formally contacting the Department of Home very soon.
The Tibetan Association of Boston is the second Tibetan Association in North America to adopt Tibetan settlements in India after New York & New Jersey adopted the Tibetan settlements in Hunsur and Bandhara last June. The Office of Tibet, Washington DC is also going to encourage other Tibetan Association when they meet for 14th North American Tibetan Association in Portland from June 5-7, 2015.
