Tibetan Uprising Day, 10 March 2011
Federal Building, Westwood, Los Angeles, CA
 If
you go by how many photos I've taken of him, Sonam is clearly my favorite
Tibetan subject. He made another appearance at a Tibetan event, this
time Tibetan Uprising Day, on the 10th of March 2011.
Tibetan Uprising Day commemorates the 1959 Tibetan
uprising against the presence of the People's Republic of China in Tibet.
The failure of the armed rebellion ultimately resulted in a violent
crackdown on Tibetan independence movements, and the flight of the Dalai
Lama Tenzin Gyatso into exile. |
 A
monk holds up a sign about China killing Tibetans for all of Wilshire Blvd.
to see.Usually, when I do these photo blogs, I go
for certain look or consistency in the photos. Here, however, I've
decided to just let each photo do its thing and have its own universe. |
 Khenpo
the Khampa. |
 Flags
of Tibet and the United States wave proudly, with the setting son
illuminating Federal Building in Westwood as its backdrop. |
 Two
monks hold Tibetan flags in commemoration of Tibetan Uprising Day. |
 Sonam
says hi to me again.I like the challenge of trying
to find a new angle or to say something new with the photographs after so
many years of photographing Tibetan Uprising Day or other Tibetan protests
for The Tibet Connection or Los Angeles Friends of Tibet. |
 Two
monks, two flags, one dream.That's kinda poetic,
no?
|
 The
Chinese Democracy people joined the Tibetans in solidarity, with this man
telling of the atrocities against his family at the hands of the Chinese
Communist Party. |
 Chinese
people for democracy joined the Tibetans. Their blog is
http://www.thetiananmen.blogspot.com/.I was
happy to see them showing up, and felt it would be great to do more joint
events in the future, along with the people from East Turkestan.
|
 A
Tibetan boy holds up a "China Out Of Tibet" sign. |
 Lhamo
in action. |
 Pema and others hold a
candlelight vigil for Tibetans in commemoration of Tibetan Uprising Day. |
 Candlelight
vigil by the Federal Building in Westwood in commemoration of Tibetan
Uprising Day. Last year, Tibetan Uprising Day was held in front of the
Chinese Consulate. This year, back to the usual spot, where there were
many cars driving past, honking their support. Each year, I hope that
the situation in Tibet improves and Tibetans stop being killed, persecuted,
wrongfully imprisoned, or "disappeared" at the hands of the Chinese
government. |
 Monks
leading a prayer during the candlelight vigil. |
 Monks
lead a prayer. |
 Pema.
Geek stuff: Nikon D90, Nikkor 18-200mm VR lens, all
photos handheld. Six photographers from The Street Photography group
from meetup.com showed up. |
Ken's photos of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Aung
San Suu Kyi, as well as photos of Peru, Burma, India, Morocco, China, Thailand,
Ghana, Ecuador, and elsewhere, have appeared in many books, magazines,
websites, and galleries. Visit the
Ken Lee Photography Website. Some of Ken's select photos may be
purchased through his
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