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Restoring the “tired, poor and huddled masses”
The recent election confirmed that America is a country divided to its core. The pressure facing the new administration is to bring all sides together without caving in to any. But in trying to unite...
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A supreme court judge and army officer charged of corruption
Bhutan’s court system is once again rigged by the charges against high profile army officer and supreme court judge. Bhutan police arrested Kuenlay Tshering, the supreme court judge on Wednesday in...
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3: Yuva Ka Kura: Dating as Bhutanese Women
In this episode, Susanna Pradhan is joined by her friends, Prakriti Rai and Bishnu Mishra, to discuss what dating is like for them as Bhutanese women in America. They cover topics like SBD (Subtle...
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Good mental health can help us through the COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 virus has now claimed the lives of more than two million people worldwide with deaths in the USA alone passing 500,000. Alongside this tragedy we also know that most of those infected do...
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Our patriarchal society puts women in a psychological prison
March 8 is International Women’s Day and we should all ask ourselves whether we are making any progress. Words like “education”, “progress”, and “liberal” are often used in our Bhutanese patriarchal...
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Vaccinating the Bhutanese global community
We are now engaged in the latest phase of the global fight against COVID-19, that of widespread vaccination. Where do we stand with the global Bhutanese community? Let us reflect on this together, and...
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Coping with a bipolar father living in rural Bhutan
In February, I received a call from my second brother in Nichula, Bhutan, telling me that my father was experiencing another manic episode – a condition he has suffered from for more than 23 years...
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Bhutan vaccinates almost 94% of its adult population
Bhutan has reportedly vaccinated close to 94% of adults who are eligible for vaccine in just about two weeks. According to the country’s Ministry of Health as of April 8, 2021, the number of...
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Why is April the right time for genocide awareness?
In 1821, the German-Jewish poet, Heinrich Heine suggested an intrinsic link between mass human slaughter and attacks on cultural heritage when he wrote “Where they have burned books, they will end...
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Time to recognize and embrace rap music
Although rap music is new to the Nepali-Bhutanese culture, its influence on the youth population post-resettlement is growing and undeniable. Let’s face it: This trend is certainly challenging our...
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Grassroot efforts aim to empower Bhutanese youths and promote positive social...
I once read somewhere that to be truly content with life, one needs to build his or her own ecosystem of communities. Such community could be with just one person – perhaps a close sibling, a...
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BAMA holds second convention; new board nominated
The second convention of Bhutanese American Music Association (BAMA) held in Akron, Ohio on June 12 has nominated new nine-member board of directors as follows. President- Khem Rizal Vice President-...
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Father, son, and a dream deferred
“Ta Kalo Topi Kaile Lauchas?” – “When are you wearing the black cap?” Almost every single day in the spring of 2015 my dad would call me to ask me the same question. Some days, he would use different...
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Bhutanese in diaspora raise concern against Japan’s decision to confer an...
The Global Bhutanese Campaign Coordination Committee for Japan Campaign 2021 (GBCCC-JC 2021) has sent a letter of concern on June 24 to the Prime Minister of Japan drawing the serious attention of the...
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To the young people in Bhutanese Communities across the globe
Have you ever asked yourself where you are from? Or been asked by someone? Surely you have… and you would probably answer Nepal? But are you really Nepalese? It becomes complicated to explain what our...
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A couple displaced from refugee camp cries for family reunification
A couple in Beldangi refugee camp who has been displaced after being robbed on June 23 has pleaded for their safety and re-union with rest of the family in the United States. According to the couple’s...
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Month-long call to urge Japan government to withdraw an award given to Dago...
The online signature campaign by Bhutanese in the diaspora asking the Japanese government to withdraw its decision to confer the ‘Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star’ award on the former Home...
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नेपाली-भाषी भूटानी साहित्यिक आकाशमा अर्को कृतिः ऐनामा देश
सञ्चारकर्म, भाषाकर्म गर्दागर्दै सि.एम. निरौला कथाकारका रूपमा आएका छन् । उनको कथाकृति ‘ऐनामा देश’ आएको छ । आएको छ, के भनौं, दुई महिनाअघि ह्यारिसबर्ग, पेन्सलभेनिया घुम्न जाँदा कथाकार भेटिए । लेखकबाटै...
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A former refugee enters in the grand finale of The Voice of Nepal, Bhutanese...
Kiran Gajmer, a resettled former Bhutanese refugee currently residing in St. Louis, Missouri has entered the Grand finale of the singing reality show – The Voice of Nepal Season 3. Gajmer’s entry in...
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Kiran Gajmer wins the Voice of Nepal Season 3 title
Kiran Gajmer from Missouri is declared the winner of the Voice of Nepal’s Season 3. With the win, Kiran is awarded Nepalese Rupees 2,500,000 (roughly equals 21,084 USD) along with the trophy. Kiran...
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