دانلود کتاب A modern Golok Tibetan family history

My honored ancestors lived in groups of about sixty families before the Land Reform movement in 1950. They were relatives who were part of a single tribe and shared one piece of grassland. This tribe also had a name and a respected leader. Great Grandmother belonged to the Gorpa Tribe that, after Land Reform, was assigned to Yartang Village, Pema County, Golok Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Tsongon Province, China. Many Tibetans avoid mentioning a dead person's name. If someone has the same name as a dead man, he might change it to show respect to the deceased's family. I have changed the names of the people and some places in this story for that reason, and for other reasons the discerning reader will understand. Dates are approximate. I give a true account of my family over four generations and, in doing so, describe certain hardships during my grandparents' early lives.