Gangkar Lhamo

Gangkar Lhamo (pen name), born and raised in Eastern Tibet of Kham, currently studies at an American university. She grew up with yaks and is passionate about yaks and children's creative literature. Tibetans and yaks have a symbiotic relationship; Tibetans call them "nornak," the black precious. Yaks are precious because they have provided Tibetans with clothing, shelter (black tents), food, warmth, and companionship. Yaks also express Tibetan identity, fate, and desire for freedom in Tibetan...See more

Gangkar Lhamo (pen name), born and raised in Eastern Tibet of Kham, currently studies at an American university. She grew up with yaks and is passionate about yaks and children's creative literature. Tibetans and yaks have a symbiotic relationship; Tibetans call them "nornak," the black precious. Yaks are precious because they have provided Tibetans with clothing, shelter (black tents), food, warmth, and companionship. Yaks also express Tibetan identity, fate, and desire for freedom in Tibetan modern literature. Gangkar Lhamo believes that stories are rivers that sustain and nourish our existence; children flourish through stories. She hopes that Dorje the Yak waters the seeds of hope, curiosity, and imagination in the hearts of all readers, Tibetan and English. See less