KARMAPA IN AMERICA: Producer Julie Adler goes to Seattle to bring you this special report on the historic first visit to the West of His Holiness 17th Karmapa, head of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, who is fast becoming the hope for generations new and old of Westerners and Tibetans alike.

Karmapa in America 2008 Official Website

Interview with Prof. Robbie Barnett on the significance of the Karmapa's US visit

FROM THE NEWS DESK: An Interview with Bob Thurman. Forget the Olympics. China's best bet for winning global respect is the Dalai Lama himself, so says Tibet scholar Professor Robert Thurman. He shares his optimistic take and plausible recommendations for the imminent resolution of the Sino Tibetan question in his latest book 'WHY THE DALAI LAMA MATTERS: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet, and the World.'

WHEN WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH: We hear about how the recent unrest in Tibet is bringing back painful memories for Tibetan kids in exile, and how a unique art program ART REFUGE UK is helping them to express them.

INTERVIEW WITH OUR CHIEF ENGINEER & MUSICIAN KEN LEE on his experience as a Chinese-American in the Tibetan exiled communities of India, and the music album SANGSARA that he was inspired to create when he returned home to Los Angeles...

Los Angeles Friends of Tibet is the founding sponsor of THE TIBET CONNECTION a monthly radio program on KPFK. The program features guests and stories that connect the issues facing today’s world with the Tibetan experience. Visit thetibetconnection.org for times, listen to the archives, and learn more about our guests and stories. Southern California's first ever radio program inspired by Tibet. Once a month on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles, 98.7 FM Santa Barbara and streaming live worldwide on kpfk.org
 

Exclusive Shows on our English Radio Show devoted to Tibet.

House Speaker NANCY PELOSI'S speech in Dharamsala, India
His Holiness THE DALAI LAMA meets with the media - audio - 16 March 2008
Venue: Main Temple, Dharamsala, India
His Holiness the THE DALAI LAMA meets with the media - video - 16 March 2008
Venue: Main Temple, Dharamsala, India

CALIFORNIA PROTESTS ON CHINA CRACKDOWN IN TIBET

Tibetans protesting the China Crackdown in Los Angeles - March 2008

Global Day of Action Photos and Video - Chinese Consulate, Los Angeles

San Francisco Olympic Torch Protests - Photos/Videos April 8th and April 9th

Drawn to the Olympic Flame: a view from the ground - essay by Christal Smith

Marc Smith's fascinating multi-media slide show of the San Francisco protests.