Please go to the following link to view the recording of this event: https://youtu.be/HA_O5Vl6VSo
Marking one year since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, the UBC Himalaya Program is hosting a virtual roundtable discussion with four members of the Tibetan-Canadian community to reflect on how they have responded with care to the pandemic.
Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Time: 3:00 to 4:30 pm PDT
Speaker biographies
Nawang Seldon (preferred name Seldon) graduated from Engineering at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology in India and came to Canada four years ago through the Tibetan resettlement projects. Currently, she works as a recreation aide in long-term care services for the elderly in New Westminster, BC.
Tenzin Nawang Tekan is the Program and Operations Director at Parkdale Community Legal Services (PCLS), a community based legal clinic serving low-income residents of Toronto’s west end. PCLS serves clients in the areas of income security, housing, employment, and immigration law.