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All of the proceeds from these books go back into a sponsorship program for Tibetan women trying to seek higher education.

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Books

Breaking the Shackles: 50 Years of Tibetan Women's Struggle,

The new flagship work, Breaking the Shackles: 50 Years of Tibetan Women's Struggle, sought directly to address this need, presenting the first comprehensively researched historical account of the women's movement, from birth to the present day. Beginning with TWA's inception during the Tibetan Women's Uprising of March 12, 1959, Breaking the Shackles provides unprecedented research into the conditions and circumstances surrounding this monumental act of defiance. The first truly political action undertaken by Tibetan women, it simultaneously marked the emergence of Tibetan women as a potent political force.

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Tibetan Nuns: The Status of Exiled Tibetan Nuns in India,

Released as a follow up to TWA's seminal 2005 research Tibetan Women: The Status of Exiled Tibetan Women in India, Tibetan Nuns: The Status of Exiled Tibetan Nuns in India provides pioneering research into the lives and conditions of Tibetan nuns living in exile. Based upon results obtained from a randomly sampled survey of over 350 Tibetan nuns living in exile, this volume represents the first detailed look into the realities of the modern monastic system.
Covering a range of issues, from the state of education within nunneries, to the female monastic experience in both Tibetan and in exile, to the monastic-oriented understanding of gender issues and discrimination, Tibetan Nuns provides a lucid addition to the oft-neglected study of women within the monastic community.
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Tears of Silence: A Report on China's Birth Control Policy in Tibet,

Commitment to the preservation of history and culture never supersedes TWA's mission to effect substantive political change in Tibet and to protect Tibetan women living under Chinese rule. The completely revised fifth edition of Tears of Silence, investigates Chinese birth control policies in Tibet and the violations of Tibetan women's fundamental rights of reproduction.
Beginning with an overview of the most recent academic research into the state of reproductive rights within Tibet, Tears of Silence proceeds to provide a comprehensive account of official birth control policies, the coercion implicit in their often brutal implementation, and the profound impact that this is having upon Tibetan women and Tibetan society.
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Light in the Abyss: The Drapchi Fourteen,

In 1993, a cassette tape was smuggled out of Tibet's most feared penal institution, the infamous Drapchi Prison. Filled with secret songs of resistance and religious dedication, it was broadcast to the world by the underground freedom movement in Lhasa. Hauntingly beautiful, the songs described, sometimes graphically, the brutal regime of beatings, deprivation, and torture endured on a daily basis behind the walls of Drapchi. Simultaneously, the songs expressed the deep conviction of faith, hope, and love that transcended this horror. Unbroken and defiant, the lyrics illustrated an enduring strength that has come to be synonymous with all Tibetan political prisoners.
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In Memory of the Martyrs,

The memoir of Noryon Dewang, Tibetan patriot, activist and community leader, illustrates the amazing courage and strength of the first generation of Tibetan women to reach exile. Born in 1921, Noryon Dewang was detained by the Chinese during the 1959 invasion, and subsequently escaped into exile. Like many others at the time, she assumed not only responsibility over her family and household, but emerged as a community organizer and political figure. Integral to the re-establishment of TWA in exile, Noryon Dewang initiated the Kar-dor Women's Friendship Association, which was to eventually emerge in 1984 as the fully functioning TWA.
. She was a pivotal force in the establishment of several vocational co-operatives, and served for many years as the director of the pioneering Rajpur Handicraft Center.
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