Orphans International Founder Jim Luce Writes On Tibet For Huffington Post

Image of Potala Palace in the capital city of Lhasa from Huffington Post

Roosevelt Island resident and Orphans International founder Jim Luce writes a blog for the Huffington Post and sends the following message:

My article on Tibet just came out in HuffPo – I have now been asked to meet with the Dalia Lama’s Representative to North America. ;-)

An excerpt of Jim's article - Tibet: Polar Perspectives Can Both Sides Be Heard - is below.

The 50th anniversary of the Dalai Lama's exile has generated much press and media attention.

News accounts have been full of the Dalai Lama's visa revocation which blocked him from speaking at an coming 2010 World Cup-related peace conference in South Africa, where two other Nobel Laureates where scheduled to speak.

In reading these articles, I find little background on China's side of the story and was curious to learn more about the conflict.

Many Chinese friends speak to me with great pride about how their country has profoundly helped Tibet -- especially the children. And our own government, as well as all 192 member states of the United Nations, acknowledges that Tibet is part of China....

The rest of the Huffington Post article is here.