Himalayan Culture Through Their Eyes
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The lesson on this website is designed for students to take a look at the Himalayan culture through the eyes of the Sherpa, rice farmers, and lamas/Buddhist monks and describe the culture to citizens in other regions of the world. The lesson should encourage students to look at the world with a different perspective than the very sheltered point of view of American teenagers. It is important for students to learn about the world and try to become citizens of the world by exploring and empathizing with different cultures.
This site was created by Betsy Blount at the NEH Summer Institute "Literatures, Religions, and Arts of the Himalayan Region," held at the College of the Holy Cross, Summer 2015.