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Date

January 13, 2024 11:00AM

Name

Book Discussion: Across Many Mountains, A Tibetan Family's Epic Journey from Oppression to Freedom

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Saturday, Jan. 13 | 11 a.m.–Noon
Spencer Art Reference Library

 

Join curator Kimberly Masteller, the Jeanne McCray Beals Curator of South and Southeast Asian Art, and Spencer Art Reference Library staff Amelia Nelson and Stephanie Lawrence in a discussion of Yangzom Brauen’s memoir Across Many Mountains: A Tibetan Family’s Epic Journey from Oppression to Freedom.

 

This free library program supports the exhibition Sonam Dolma Brauen, My Father’s Death (October 28, 2023 – November 11, 2024). Author Yangzom Brauen is the daughter of Nelson-Atkins featured Tibetan artist Sonam Dolma Brauen. Her memoir honors family traditions by recounting experiences and memories with themes that resonate across cultures. Sonam Dolma Brauen’s contemporary art exhibition memorializes the loss of her father and homeland through the lens of her family’s Buddhist tradition. Across Many Mountains is available for purchase in the museum store.

 

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