Tibet is Burning

What Everyone Must Know. . . Right Now. Friends and family back home, even with our first world education, I know of so many who could not point to Tibet on a map or find the location of Mt. Everest. I have friends who couldn't remember if Tibet was in Asia or not. I am going to guess the most Westerners know about Tibet goes no further than Brad Pitt and the Seven Years in Tibet movie. After the recent immolations and protests, however, Tibet is being shown more and more on international news these days. I hope this coverage keeps growing to become as mainstream as the coverage going on in Syria and the Arab Spring in the Middle East. H ere is where Tibet is located, and here is a summary of what is going on in Tibet now, to best of my knowledge and research. After traveling here about a year ago, the country and its people have never left my head or my heart. (*When I use the word 'China' throughout this post, I am referri...