Tibetans' Self-Immolation + Tiger Mom Talked to a Receptive Audience in India

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(1) Barbara Demick, Self-Immolations in Tibet Show No Sign of Slowing. More than two dozen Tibetans protesting Chinese repression have set themselves on fire in the last year. The government in Beijing portrays them as societal misfits. Los Angeles Time, Mar 10, 2012.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nati ... t-immolate-20120310,0,3895376.story

Quote:

"With emotions high as Tibetans on Saturday commemorate the 1959 failed uprising against Chinese repression that sent the Dalai Lama into exile, few expect the immolations to stop. Most of the people who have immolated themselves were in their teens or 20s, a better-educated generation of Tibetans growing up in an age of rising expectations and heightened government pressure. But the dead defy pigeonholing

"To Beijing's dismay, the younger generation of better assimilated, Chinese-speaking Tibetans is often more radical than their parents or the Dalai Lama, who has called for Tibetan rights but not secession from China.

"Until last year, self-immolation was almost unheard of among Tibetans, unlike with Vietnamese Buddhists.

Note:
(a) chuba
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuba

It is worn by men, women, and children.
(b) For "Kirti Monastery in the hotbed city of Aba," see Kirti Gompa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirti_Gompa
(The first Kirti Monastery [was] founded by Kirti Rinpoche; section 2 Ngawa Kirti Gompa: at Ngawa City, the main city in Ngawa County, within the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in northwestern Sichuan, China; on the Tibetan plateau at an elevation of 3,200 metres (10,499 ft))

* Ngawa City
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngawa_City
(Ngawa is Tibetan; known in PRC officially as Aba City)
(c) For "Nyitso Monastery in Dawu, Sichuan province." search images.google.com with " Nyitso Monastery."
(d) Tsewang Norbu of Tawu Nyitso monastery self-immolated to protest against Chinese policy in Tibet. Uploaded by RFATibetan on Nov 16, 2011 (RFA stands for Radio Free Asia, founded by US government)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5o2RFqA_l4&skipcontrinter=1
(d) For "the pinched-cheek rosy complexion," go to images.google.com with search term "pinched-cheek" or "cheek pinching." Literally a cheek is pinched (to create the rosy complexion).
(e) The report says, "Her [Tsering Kyi's[ political activism began in 2008." That was about five months before the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.


(2) Mark Magnier, India Is No Stranger to the Tiger Mom Trend. As millions of Indians migrate from villages to cities, parents increasingly view the educational success of their children as paramount. Los Angeles Time, Mar 10, 2012.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nati ... tiger-moms-20120310,0,7156166.story

Quote:

"At a January literary festival in Jaipur, 'Tiger Mother' author Amy Chua told adoring audiences that Indian tiger moms may outnumber China's.
'The crowd went gaga over almost anything she said," said Shobha De, a writer, socialite and mother of six. "I don't think she's seen such a positive reaction elsewhere in the world.'

"Indian tiger parents feature in Indian TV series, reality shows, books and magazines in a society willing to do almost anything for its children's future, even sometimes before they're born. 'Looking for sperm donors,' read a recent Chennai advertisement. 'Must have graduated from a top technical institute.'

"In one survey, [India's] parents said they spent half their take-home pay on education.

"The drive to succeed is filling the world's top hospitals, universities, multinational companies and start-ups with people of Indian descent. Given the growing competition from Chinese and Indian youngsters, American students must raise their game, President Obama warned in May.

"'In Indian culture, parents say: "You're going to do engineering, not music, and you're going to be first. No excuses,"' said Indian-born University of Houston Chancellor Renu Khator.

"That said, most Indian tiger moms believe they're less fanatical than their Chinese counterparts

Note:
(a) Jaipur
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaipur
(capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan; In 1876 Jaipur was colored in terracotta pink to welcome Prince Albert [husband of Queen Victoria], and thus the name “Pink City” was attached with the city)

(i) Jai Singh II
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jai_Singh_II
(1688-1743; "Sawai" [the title the Mughal emperor bestowed on him] means one and a quarter times superior to his contemporaries; Jai Singh's greatest achievement was the construction of Jaipur city (known originally as Jainagara (in Sanskrit, as the 'city of victory') * * * the planned city)
(ii) Abdul, Can you name the cities in india ending with 'PUR'? Nov 19, 2007.
http://qna.rediff.com/questions- ... 435/answers/4784689

* Jai is his first name, which is the modern spelling (jai or jay) of Sanskrit noun jaya "victory."
* Vijay
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay
(The word Vijay is similar in meaning to Jai, although there is a small difference. Vijay indicates being Victorious while trying to conquer, Jai indicates Victorious while trying to defend)

(iii) bordelond, Hindi "-pur", Greek "polis", Romance "ville/villa" -- cognates?  There are many cities in India ending in what I presume to be a suffix, "-pur". Is this thought to be a cognate to the Greek "-polis" and the Latinate "ville/villa"?  The Straight dope, July 27, 2006
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=381570
(Dervorin: "Indeed. 'Pura' just means 'town' in Sanskrit.")

(b) University of Houston
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Houston
(public; Established 1927; its faculty includes Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jody Williams [who received the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with the campaign she worked for, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL)])


----------------Separately
Critic's Choice: Barbecue in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Time, Mar 10, 2012
Gish Bac, Feng Mao and Buenos Aires Grill are good, lesser-known barbecue spots in Los Angeles.
http://www.latimes.com/features/ ... ics-choice-20120310,0,5925906.story
("Feng Mao   Owner Jin Chun-Hua and her husband hail from China's Jilin province, a northeastern state that borders North Korea, and yang rou chuan, grill-them-yourself Beijing-style spiced mutton skewers, is the restaurant's headliner. Give the mutton an extra dip in an accompanying bowl of a cumin-driven spice mix and it becomes even better. Chicken, squab and quail are on the menu, as are assorted cuts of pork and beef. Most non-mutton skewers are available à la carte, which is good for offal eaters eyeing kidney, heart, liver and even bull penis skewers, the last of which arrives as tough, tiny slices that are best left to Feng Mao's most curious customers")