The Role of the Modern Tibetan Intellectual: Dr. Gyal Lo, Prof. Robert Thurman, and Lhadon Tethong in conversation on the contributions of Gung Thang Rinpoche

Tibet House US was founded at the request of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who at the inauguration in 1987 stated his wish for a long-term cultural institution to ensure the survival of Tibetan civilization and culture, whatever the political destiny of the six million people of Tibet itself.