January 22, 2005— Bhutanese celebrate the 49th
birthday of King Jigme Singye Wangchuk
The 49th birthday of Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuck was
celebrated at the Dhaka Club on Sunday, November 14th 2004.
The celebration lasted from 6pm to 2am. It was a small gathering
attended by the Bhutanese community and a few of their friends.
The cultural itinerary for the night included Dzongkha, Hindi
and Nepali songs and dances. A few party games were also on
the agenda for the younger guests of the evening. The Ambassador
of Bhutan to the United Nations was the Chief Guest for the
evening. The cultural items ended at 11:30 pm after which the
after party began and continued 'til 2am.
January 22, 2005 — Hol-Tangba Losar 2005
Dhaka Club, 59-15, 37th Avenue, Woodside. Nyeshang Community
of New York celebrated this Hol-Tangba Losar and welcomed a
year of happiness, success and good health. 2005 Program hosted
by: Mr. & Mrs. JayBir Gurung, Mr. & Mrs. Kancha Gurung,
Mr. & Mrs. Mukhiya Gurung, and Mr. & Mrs. Tshering Gurung.
This is the first time that the Nyeshang Community hosted such
a big party. Over two hundred people in attendance, there was
a plethora of Nyeshang talent. The stars who stole the show
were Sujata who belted out an excellent rendition of the title
track of Masoom in Hindi and Yeshe, a surprise rap singer –
who sang “Mo yesto cho, mo thesto cho”. The DJ for
the night was a young Nyeshang DJ. Also on the 22nd of January
was the Mustang Losar Cultural party 2005. Details on the party
are not available as our volunteers had to attend two other
community functions and blizzard conditions deterred others
from venturing to Manhattan.
January 22, 2005 — Dagyab Party
The Dagyab Party was hosted in Kasturi Country Club. A well
attended party – it went into the wee hours of the morning.
The food was the highlight of the evening with excellent home
cooked food prepared by the organizers- the music left much
to be desired. The funds collected from this event are being
sent to Dagyab for a school.
January 1, 2005 — New Year’s celebration
The Gurung (Tamu) Lhochhar party was organized by the Gurung
(Tamu) Society. The sold out party was held at the Dhaka Club
in Woodside. The program was in two parts, the cultural program
and a dance party later. The Cultural program gave a good taste
of traditional Gurung dances and songs and had a finale of a
dance by one of the famous Nepalese actresses. DJ Jam was the
DJ for the night. The party raised $2,000 for the Tsunami Relief
in Asia.
December 24, 2004 — New Year’s Eve at Armenian
Church by RTYC
One of the main events organized by the RTYC of NY and NJ.
The tickets were priced at $25 and the event was held at Armenian
Church. People from various states and cities had come that
day and the hall was jam-packed. All in all a well-organized
party. For more information check out: Tibetan
Youth Congress of NY/NJ.
December 24, 2004 — TWA Party at Kasturi Club
The Tibetan Women’s Association of NY and NJ hosted the
Christmas Eve’s Party. The venue was the famous Kasturi
Hall located at 36 street and 36th Avenue. Delicious home cooked
meal was served and people danced the whole night through. People
started coming around 10 or 11 pm. And in a little while people
wore their dancing shoes and danced to the tunes of DJ Micheal
and Jambo, who played great music.
December 10, 2004 — RTYC Minnesota Fundraising
party
Tibetan Youth Congress of Minnesota hosted a fund raising party
at a Church located at 23 street between Second and Third Avenue.
It was a great party where everybody danced and enjoyed the
evening. DJ Lassa played some great tunes, which made people
dance the night through.
December 10, 2004 — Demonstration for Tenzin Delek
There was a demonstration for the release of Tenzin Delek on
Dec 10th outside the UN building followed by a march across
town to the Chinese consulate. SFT, RTYC of NY and NJ, USTC,
TWA of NY and NJ and the Tibetan Community of NY and NJ organized
this demonstration. Migyul received an email for a demonstrator
and these were his words, “It wasn’t exactly pouring
but the cold wind made the conditions worse.
But for many Tibetans and supporters alike, they had a mission
yet unaccomplished with time running out. The number of people
was in hundreds but the firm opposition to having Trulku Tenzin
Delek executed or incarcerated any further is common in many
millions of Tibetans and supporters worldwide.
People struggled through wind and rain and were loud and passionate
when screaming their lungs for the immediate releaseof Trulku
Tenzin Delek. They made it clear that they will not accept anything
but redemption of Trulku Tenzin Delek Rinpoche.
As people were walking through midtown, there were number of
people who were cheering for our cause and us. The day ended
at the Chinese embassy with the national anthem. Many people
were soaked but joyous about having the opportunity to express
their opposition to the Chinese and unjust incrimination of
Rinpoche”.
For more information check out:
December 4, 2004 — Nobel Peace Prize Cultural Show/
dance party
The Tibetan community of NY and NJ held a fundraising cultural
show and party at Kasturi county club in commemoration of His
Holiness’s Nobel Peace Prize. There were a lot of performances
by the Tibetan school including a Tibetan Quiz, followed by
a standup comedy and dances by a new dance troupe. Dr. Ngawang
Rabgyal, inaugurated the CD release “ A Simple Monk”
and the fourth Migyul issue was also distributed.
November 27, 2004— Cholsum Dance party
The Cholsum dance party organized a fundraising party at Kasturi
county club to celebrate its eleventh anniversary. Live cultural
shows were performed together with a singing contest. A well-organized
party with a turnout of more than 400 people.
November 20, 2004 — Pokhra fundraising party date
The Tibetans from Pokhra organized a fund raising party at
Kasturi county club on the 20th of November 2004. The ticket
cost $20 and was attended by more that 300 people. A well-organized
party with a good turnout of people.
