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Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc.
"...is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, founded in March 1998 to provide responsible and reliable information about alternative medicine to the public and health professionals."

  • TibetMed
    "For Tibetan Medicine Information and Research"
    Sections include: Ask Doctor Namseling ; Question & Answer Library ; Medical Schools & Training ; Conferences, Courses, & Events ; Professional Resources ; Related Links.

Columbia University - Starr East Asian Library
Sections include: China ; Japan ; Korea ; Tibet ; East Asia
Each section includes information, links, and details about the collection.

Imaging Everest
"To mark the anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953, the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) in conjunction with the British Council in Nepal has created an exhibition called Imaging Everest from its collection of approximately 20,000 photographs taken on the nine Mount Everest Expeditions between 1921 and 1953. These expeditions were jointly organized by the Royal Geographical Society and the Alpine Club. The exhibition shows the importance of the landscape and people of the Himalayan region and tells the story of those involved in the first attempts to climb Everest ...This website provides an online version of the Imaging Everest exhibition and enables people all over the world to share this remarkable collection of photographs.
Sections include: The History of Everest ; Everest Expeditions in the 1920s and 1930s ; Tibetan People ; Religion in Tibet and Nepal ; Nepal in the 1950s ; Sherpas ; Tenzing and Hillary ; Mount Everest Expedition 1953 ; Biographies ; Everest Slideshow.
- The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

International Campaign for Tibet (ICT)
"...works to promote human rights and self-determination for Tibetans and to protect their culture and environment."

Resource Guide for Tibetan Medicine
By Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Traditional Medicine, Portland, Oregon.

Tibetan and Himalayan Digital Library
"...is an international community using Web-based technologies to integrate diverse knowledge about Tibet and the Himalayas for free access from around the world."
Sections include: Reference ; Education ; Community ; Collections ; Tools.
- University of Virginia Library




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