SERVICES
Translation and Interpretation
Himalayan language & culture program (funded by NYSCA & CTMD)
Translation and Interpretation
Nawang is an experienced translator between English and a variety of Himalayan languages, including Nepali, Central (Ü-Tsang) Tibetan, Kham, Amdo, Ladakhi, Balti, Sikkimese, Dzongkha, Sherpa, Mustangi(Loke). Translation of audio recordings, books, movies, documents, websites etc. Oral interpretation provided only for Central Tibetan and Nepali. Interpretation services for religious teaching not provided.
CONSULTANT
Himalayan language & culture program (funded by NYSCA & CTMD)
Translation and Interpretation
Nawang has served as a consultant and researcher in the fields of education, health, environment, culture, career development, and non-profit development. He has consulted as an event organizer and planner, including the recruitment of Himalayan artists for concerts, live events, and film.
Himalayan language & culture program (funded by NYSCA & CTMD)
Himalayan language & culture program (funded by NYSCA & CTMD)
Himalayan language & culture program (funded by NYSCA & CTMD)
Himalayan Language and Cultural Program is designed to create an environment in which all children from the Himalayas can explore and become acquainted with their own languages and cultures together. We provide introductory Tibetan and Nepali language classes in a small-group setting with native speakers who have experience teaching these languages in the U.S. In addition, students learn traditional Himalayan songs, dances, and instrumental music. We are supported by the Endangered Language Alliance to do language documentation and archiving, and by the Center for Traditional Music and Dance for arts educational programming.
Classes every Saturday morning from 9am- 12pm, at 8302A 3rd Floor, Broadway, Elmhurst, NY 11373.
Tour Specialist
Himalayan New York
Himalayan language & culture program (funded by NYSCA & CTMD)
Nawang offers specialized, unique tours that offer unparalleled access to the Himalayan community and focus on its diversity.
Himalayan New York
Himalayan New York
Himalayan New York
In the recent decades, more than 20,000 people from various parts of the region have settled in Queens and Brooklyn, making New York into a new microcosm of Himalayan diversity, united by a connection to Tibetan culture, tradition, religion, with Central Tibetan or Nepaliserving as a lingua franca.
Over several years Nawang has crafted a unique tour of this community for student groups, visitors, and enthusiasts of Himalayan culture. Possibilities range from a 2-3 hour tour, including food, in "Himalayan Heights" (in the Jackson Heights area of Queens) to an intensive three-day tour package diving into all of Himalayan New York and including an experience of monastic life, workshops, presentations, film screenings, momo-making workshop etc.
Nepal and Tibet
Himalayan New York
Himalayan New York
Nawang offers unique tours of Nepal and Tibet through his extensive network in the region, including Himalayan regions of Nepal (Mustang, Everest region, Tsum. Dolpo, Humla and Jumla), and Tibet itself (August only, lasting two weeks: places limited). All tour guides are specialized in their own home area to give guests the ability to explore these beautiful regions from a localperspective. Full package tours can be arranged, including visa service, film permits, research permits, and recruitment for film and documentaries complete with release forms, consent forms and pay quotation.
Talks and Presentation
Talks and Presentation
Talks and Presentation
Nawang is available to speak to groups, classes, workshops, and in other forums about Himalayan New York, Mustang, cultural development, linguistic diversity, health and education in the Himalaya, and a variety of other topics, based on his experiences and his work in these areas. He have given talk at The Rubin Museum, Walden, George Washington University, Columbia University, Charles University (Prague), Dartmouth College, NYU, Skidmore College, Stanford University etc.