Appadurai, Arjun. Modernity at Large. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. 1996.

Baumann, Martin. "Shangri-La in Exile: Portraying Tibetan Diaspora Studies and Reconsidering Diaspora(s)." in Diaspora. vol 6. number 3. pp377-404.

Calkowski, S. Marcia. "The Tibetan Diaspora and the Politics of Performance" Tibetan Culture in the Diaspora: Papers Presented at a Panel of the 7^th Seminar of the International Association of Tibetan Studies, Graz, 1995. Korom, J. Frank (ed.). Vienna:Verlag der Osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1997. pp51-57.

Clifford, James. "Diasporas" in Routes: Travel and Translation in the Late Twentieth Century, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. 1997. pp.244-277.

Dhir, Aaron. "Tibetans self-determination and Human Rights" Social Justice, vol. 26, il, p 72, spring 1999. : interview with the president of the International Committee of lawyers for Tibet, Eva Herzer. She believes that the compromise is the way to solve the question of Tibet between Tibetan peoples and the Chinese government.

Farrer-Halls, Gill. The World of the Dalai Lama: An Inside Look at His Life, His People, and His Vision. Wheaton, Illions: Quest Books. 1998. : a wonderful book with a lot of pictures. Personal experiences and studies of the Dalai Lama and his people.

Forbes, A. Ann. Settlements of Hope: An Account of Tibetan Refugees in Nepal. Cultural Survival Report 31. Massachusetts: Cultural Survival Inc. 1989. : A book about Tibetan people in Nepal. Their daily life is illustrated very well.

Grunfeld, A. Tom. The Making of Modern Tibet. New York: M. E. Sharpe, Inc.. 1996. : History of Tibet and Tibetan people.

Hessler, Peter. "Tibet Through Chinese Eyes" The Atlantic Monthly vol. 283, no.2, February, pp56-66. : A report that gives Chinese perspectives on the question of Tibet.

Hicks, Roger. Hidden Tibet: The land and Its People. Element Books. 1988.: This book contains a lot of pictures that shows Tibetan peoples’ lives in Tibet and the diaspora.

Karan. P. Pradyumna. The Changing Face of Tibet: The Impact of Chinese Communist Ideology on the Landscape. Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. 1976.: This book gives a good background history of Tibet and its people.

Korom, J. Frank (a). Constructing Tibetan Culture: Contemporary Perspectives. Korom J. Frank (ed.) Quebec: World Heritage Press, 1997. pp1-18.

Korom, J. Frank (b). "Old Age Tibet in New Age America" Constructing Tibetan Culture: Contemporary Perspectives. Korom J. Frank (ed.) Quebec: World Heritage Press, 1997. pp73-97.

Korom, J. Frank. "Introduction: Place, Space and Identity: The Cultural, Economic and Aesthetic Politics of Tibetan Diaspora" Tibetan Culture in the Diaspora: Papers Presented at a Panel of the 7^th Seminar of the International Association of Tibetan Studies, Graz, 1995. Korom, J. Frank (ed.). Vienna:Verlag der Osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1997. pp1-8.

Mahmoudi, M. Kooros. "Refugee Cross-Cultural adjustment: Tibetans in India" International journal of Intercultural Relations. vol.16, no. 1, winter 92, pp17- 32.: He argues that Tibetan refugees have made successful transition, and serves as a model refugee community.

Massey, D. et al. "New Migrations, New Theories" in Worlds in Motion, pp1-16.: Massey looks at the historical development of migration in his article.

Methfessel, Thomas. "Socioeconomic Adaptation of Tibetan Refugees in Sough Asia Over 35 Years in Exile." Tibetan Culture in the Diaspora: Papers Presented at a Panel of the 7^th Seminar of the International Association of Tibetan Studies, Graz, 1995. Korom, J. Frank (ed.). Vienna:Verlag der Osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1997. pp13-24.

Mullin, Chris. "Part I: The Tibetans- Chinese perspective" in The Tibetans: Two persoectives on Tibetan-Chinese relations. Report No. 49. New 1983 edition. London: The Minority Rights Group Ltd. 1983: Mullin looks at Tibetan issues from Chinese perspective.

Nowak, Margaret. Tibetan Refugees. Rutgers: The State University. 1983.: Nowak investigates Tibetan peoples’ experiences in India.

Parfit, M. "Human Migration" in National Geographic Magazine. October 1998. pp6-35.: Prafit looks at current human migration and people on the move. He suggests that migration issues involves push-pull factors.

Phuntsog, Nawang. "Cultural identity and schooling of Tibetan children in the diaspora." Equity & Excellence in Education. vol. 31, no.1. April 1998, pp36.: Phuntsog addresses importance of education and schooling system in the diaspora to sustain Tibetan culture and religious practices.

Piburn, Sidney (ed.). The Dalai Lama A Policy of Kindness: An Anthology of Writings By and About the Dalai Lama. New York: Snow Lion Publications. 1990. : A collection of speeches of the Dalai Lama in various occasions. It includes the Dalai lama’s views on the relationship between Tibet and China, environmental issues, and human rights.

Pomfret, John. "Many Residents Fear Chinese migration Will Dilute Culture" The Washington Post, October 31, 1999. E-mailed through Center for Immigration Studies center@cis.org.: He reports the current situation of Tibetan peoples in Tibet. Their culture and religion is in danger because influx of Han Chinese are migrating to the Tibetanland.

Safran, William. "Diasporas in Modern Societies: Myths of Homeland and Retuen" in Diaspora. vol.1, number 1, spring 1991, pp 83-104.: Safran suggest 6 characteristics of the consitions and reasons of diaspora community

Servais, Jessica. Rebuilding a Culture: The Tibetan Exile Community of Minneapolis. Honors paper presented at Macalester College. 1996.: Servais looks at Tibetan comunity in Minneapolis and conducts ethnographic interviews.

Thargyal, Rinzin. "Is There a Process of Secularization Among The Tibetans in Exile?" Tibetan Culture in the Diaspora: Papers Presented at a Panel of the 7^th Seminar of the International Association of Tibetan Studies, Graz, 1995. Korom, J. Frank (ed.). Vienna:Verlag der Osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1997. pp26-30.

Tololyan, Khachig. "The Nation-State and Its Others: In Lien of a Preface" in Diaspora. vol.1. Number1, pp3-8. : His article serves as an important beginning of the study of diaspora, and published in the first edition of academic literature, Diaspora.

Venturino, Steven. "Translating Tibet’s Cultural Dispersion: Solzhenitsyn, Paine, and Orwell in Dharamsala" in Disapora. vol.4. number 2. 1995. pp153-180.: Venturino writes about an interesting project of translating foreign literary works into Tibetan language.

Venturino, Steven. "Reading Negotiations in the Tibetan Diaspora" Constructing Tibetan Culture: Contemporary Perspectives. Korom J. Frank (ed.) Quebec: World Heritage Press, 1997. pp 98-121.

Vine, Amy La. "Tibetan Buddhism in America, The Development of American Vajrayana." Prabish Charles, and Tanaka Kenneth (eds.) The Faces of Buddhism in America. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998. pp100-115.: Vine looks as development of Tibetan Buddhism in the United States.

Wangyal, Phuntsog. "Part I: The Tibetans- Tibetan perspective" in The Tibetans: Two perspectives on Tibetan-Chinese relations. Report No. 49. New 1983 edition. London: The Minority Rights Group Ltd. 1983.: Wangyal looks at the relationship between Tibet and China and tells stories from Tibetans perspectives.

Zurkhang, Karma Gyatsho. "Strangers in a Strange land: Tibetans in the United States" in The Utne Reader. No. 56, march 93, pp9-.: Zurkang, a writer for the Star Tribune, a local newspaper in Minneapolis, writes about the Resettlement Program of Tibetans in 1990s. Stories of personal experiences are very helpful.

This project question "what does movie making means to them?" because by producing a movie about their history ad struggles, they are able to gain support from other parts of the world.

A Story about tow Austrian climbers who were captured by the British at the stard of the Second World War. They escape to Tibet where one of them eventually became close to the young Dalai Lama and tutored him before the invasion of Tibet by the Chiense.

A story of early life of Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, from recognition at age two as the reincarnation of Buddha to his forced exile by the Chinese government that took place in March 1959.

One of the four organizations in Minnesota which actively involves in developing Tibetan community and supporting families and educating Tibetan children. It is also dedicated to contributing to and enriching the greater community.

The Minnesota Foundation recently complied a booklet "Immigration Minnesota." It talks about refugees from Somalia, Russia, Mexico, and Laos, and encourages people in Minnesota to understand the situation better.

A discussion with Wangyal Ritzekura, the first elected president of the Tibetan community in Minneapolis and was born in Tibet and immigrated from India. The discussion was sponsored by pan Asian American Voiced for Equality.