Bloom Archives
Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center
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Anti-Asian Racism: The Bloomington Experience
On July 4, 1999, Liana Zhou was driving her son home from a piano lesson when she found East Third Street blocked by police.
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Buddhist Cultural Center Celebrates 40 Years Here
The dharmachakra (wheel of dharma) that adorns the entry gate of the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center (TMBCC) is almost luminous, freshly gilded for…
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Birdena Oakley-Carlisle: A Tale of Two Lives
How an opera star overcame the loss of her singing voice and is helping others
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100 Reasons to Love Bloomington (August Cover Story)
BY CARMEN SIERING WITH BARB BERGGOETZ & ELISABETH ANDREWS, ILLUSTRATIONS BY MIKE CAGLE It’s a wonderful town. It was no easy task honing down the…
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Arjia Rinpoche: High Lama
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS “His Holiness has specifically named you as the person he wants to take over the management of Indiana’s Tibetan Cultural…
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Get Away from It All Without Leaving Town (Video)
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Everyone at some time has been struck by a desire to get away from it all. If you live in…