Himalayas
12 pieces
2019: On Eve of Twentieth Anniversary, Incredible Banner Year
New York, N.Y. 2019, our 19th year, was a tremendous breakthrough year for Orphans International Worldwide , the J. Luce Foundation , and the New York Global Leaders Lion…
Dharamshala for Americans: His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Hometown
Dharamshala, India. First, it’s in India. Second, it’s spelled four ways. And third, it’s His Holiness the Dalai Lama ’s hometown. At least, for now. We arrived in Dharam…
History from Time: How and Why the Dalai Lama Left Tibet
New York, N.Y. Henry Luce, published of Time-Life, born in China of Presbyterian missionary parents, had a lot to say about China, Taiwan and Tibet. The April 20, 1959, c…
In Himalayas: Once Greater Tibet, Now Tragically Divided
Delhi, India. With its original capital in Lhasa, Tibet and Tibetan influence once reached from India to Mongolia and included Mount Everest. The Tibetan Empire (Tibetan:…
India: Great Protector of the Tibetan People
Delhi, India. Call me an Ugly American, but India has made great sacrifices to safeguard the Tibetan people and continues to protect them to this day at enormous cost aga…
Meet Japanese Grandmother of Tibetan Orphanage in India
Tawang, India. I first met Kazuko Hillyer Tatsumura, OMD, at a Christie’s benefit for Tibet House at Rockefeller Center in 2o10. We began to chat about Japan, where I had…
The Dalai Lama and Dr. Kazuko: A 47-Year Friendship
Dharamshala, India. Dr. Kazuko Hillyer Tatsumura and I had an audience with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, India, yesterday. They have been friends for…
Tibetan Children’s Village: Step One to Success
Dharamshala, India. When China illegally annexed Tibet in 1949, up to a million Tibetans are said to have perished. When His Holiness the Dalai Lama fled into exile in 19…
With Wonderful Tibetan Orphans, Reflecting on How I Got Here
Tawang, India. Twenty-five years ago, I stumbled upon a ten-month old infant in Indonesia who would change the direction of my life: my son, Mathew James Tendean Luce. Wi…
NYC Gala in Support of Tibetan Orphans Set for January
Dr. Kazuko Hillyer Tatsumura, founder of Gaia Holistic Foundation, at the Tibetan Buddhist Orphanage at Manjushree. Photo: Dr. Kazuko. Although Leila and Hank Luce had be…
Dr. Kazuko Opens Academic Building at Tibetan Orphanage in India
New York, N.Y. Last month, Dr. Kazuko Tatsumura Hillyer attended the grand opening of the Academic Building of Manjushree Tibetan Orphanage in Tawang, India that she help…
Construirá Escuela para Huérfanos Tibetanos
Tawang , India . Conocí a Kazuko Tatsumura, OMD, en un evento de beneficencia de Christie’s para la Case del Tíbet ( Tibet House ), en el Rockefeller Center. Comenzamos a…