Sonam Doomtso (b. 1987) describes her lived experiences and recollections encompassing the first twenty years of her life. These include living on the grassland in Sichuan Province, experiences with relatives and neighbors; attending schools; moving to Lhasa; religious fasting; pilgrimage; encounters with marmot hunters; attending school in Xining City; and the death of her beloved grandfather.

THE WITCHES OF TIBET is a fictionalized account of a Tibetan girl's childhood in Mgo log (Golok) in Qinghai Province. The narrative begins with how a little girl's life was saved by a gift of a mysterious pill from a kind, local woman who locals regarded as a witch. These and other magic moments are from personal experiences that relatives and others related about their own lives, and what the author dreamed and imagined. This text illustrates how a Tibetan woman is influenced by those around her, the natural environment, and her dreams. In addition, four stories are given, two of which only women tell among themselves.

This volume features research articles on Tibetan marmot hunting, Tibetan use of camels, Sinophone Tibetan author Alai, and yurt production and use, complimented by three short stories and seven book reviews. Asian Highlands Perspectives 35 (000-285)Author(s): Various(Full Text)Yurts in Be si chung, A Pastoral Community in A mdo: Form, Construction, Types, and Rituals (001-048)Author(s): Lha mo sgrol ma, and Gerald Roche(Full Text)Tibetan Marmot Hunting (049-074)Author(s): Sangs rgyas bkra shis, and C. K. Stuart(Full Text)A Complex Identity: Red Color-Coding in Alai's Red Poppies (075-101)Author(s): Draggeim, Alexandra(Full Text)Tibetans, Camels, Yurts, and Singing to the Salt Goddesses: An A mdo Elder Reflects on Local Culture (103-124)Author(s): Wenchangjia, and C. K. Stuart(Full Text)A Small Piece of Turquoise (127-141)Author(s): Nyima Gyamtsan(Full Text)Under the Shadow: A Story (143-158)Author(s): Huatse Gyal(Full Text)An Abandoned Mountain Deity (159-193)Author(s): Limusishiden(Full Text)Review Essay: Comparative Borderlands Across Disciplines and Across Southeast Asia (197-217)Author(s): Noseworthy, William B.(Full Text)Review: A Century of Protests (219-225)Author(s): Chandra, Uday(Full Text)Review: Empire and Identity in Guizhou (227-236)Author(s): Luo, Yu(Full Text)Review: Monastic and Lay Traditions in North-Eastern Tibet (237-242)Author(s): Weiner, Benno(Full Text)Review: Re-Constructed Ancestors and the Lahu Minority in Southwest China (243-253)Author(s): Du, Shanshan(Full Text)Review: Tales of Kha ba dkar po (255-274)Author(s): Zhang, Jundan(Jasmine)(Full Text)Review: Tibet Wild (275-285)Author(s): Bleisch, William V.(Full Text)

· A Space for the Possible: Globalization and English Language Learning for Tibetan Students in China (007-032) by Clothey, Rebecca, and Elena McKinlay · An A mdo Tibetan Pastoralist Family's Lo sar in Stong skor Village by Thurston, Timothy, and Tsering Samdrup · Hail Prevention Rituals and Ritual Practitioners in Northeast Amdo (071-111) by Rdo rje don grub · Pyramid Schemes on the Tibetan Plateau (113-140) by Gonier, Devin, and Rgyal yum sgrol ma · Tibetans and Muslims in Northwest China: Economic and Political Aspects of a Complex Historical Relationship (141-186) by Horlemann, Bianca · Sacred Dairies, Dairymen, and Buffaloes of the Nilgiri Mountains in South India (187-256) by Walker, Anthony · An A mdo Family's Income and Expenditure in 2011 (257-283) by Rdo rje bkra shis, Rta mgrin bkra shis, and Charles Kevin Stuart · Architecture in The bo, 'Brug chu, and Co ne Counties, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu (285-333) by Chos dbying rdo rje · Change, Reputation, and Hair: A Female Rite of Passage in Mtha' ba Village (335-364) by Blo bzang tshe ring, Don 'grub sgrol ma, Gerald Roche, and Charles Kevin Stuart · A College Student (367-386) by 'Phrin las nyi ma · Set Free by Tragedy (387-395) by G.yang mtsho skyid · Who is to Blame? (397-408) by Klu rgyal 'bum · Young Love (409-419) by Bkra shis rab rten · Silent as a Winter Cuckoo (421-426) by Pad+ma dbang chen · QQ Destiny (427-434) by Pad+ma dbang chen · Review - China's Last Imperial Frontier and The Sichuan Frontier and Tibet (437-442) by Entenmann, Robert · Review - Harnessing Fortune (443-448) by Fischler, Lisa C. · Review - Inter-Ethnic Dynamics in Asia (449-453) by Ramirez, Philippe · Review - Spirits of the Place (455-459) by Noseworthy, William B. · Review - Moving Mountains (461-469) by Noseworthy, William B. · Review - The Complete Works of Zhuang Xueben (471-476) by Holmes-Tagchungdarpa, Amy · Review - Religious Revival in the Tibetan Borderlands (477-480) by Wang, Bo · Review - The Sun Rises (481-485 ) by Bender, Mark · Review - Tibetan Buddhists in the Making of Modern China (Chinese Edition) (487-495) by Yu, Dan Smyer, and Zomkyid Drolma · Review - Labrang Monastery (497-500) by Robinson, Christina Kilby · Asian Highlands Perspectives 21 - All Papers (001-500) by Various

· Amdo Tibetan Tongue Twisters (7-51) by Blo rtan rdo rje, Charles Kevin Stuart, and Gerald Roche · An Amdo Tibetan Village New Year Trance Medium Ritual (53-64) by Dpal ldan bkra shis and Charles Kevin Stuart · Calling Back the Lost Namuyi Tibetan Soul (65-115) by Libu Lakhi, Charles Kevin Stuart, and Gerald Roche · Dying Hunters, Poison Plants, and Mute Slaves-Nature and Tradition in Contemporary Nuosu Yi Poetry (117-158) by Mark Bender · The Ersu Shaba Pictographic Writing System (159-186) by Sun Hongkai · The Fourth Belmang-Bodhisattva, Estate Lord, Tibetan Militia Leader, and Chinese Government Official (187-211) by Paul Nietupski · The Horse With Two Saddles-Tamxhwe in Modern Golok (213-235) by Fernanda Pirie · Seating, Money, and Food at an Amdo Village Funeral (237-294) by Rin chen rdo rje and Charles Kevin Stuart · The Sengze Village Mani (295-312) by Dkon mchog dge lugs and Charles Kevin Stuart · Tibetan Life and Tibetological Discourse-Differences and Recommendations (313-329) by Roche, Gerald, Nag tshang grub rgyal, and Mtsho mo skyid · A Response to Ways and the Syntax of Noun Phrases in Qinghai Chinese Dialects (331-347) by Keith Dede · Lazi (Lab rtse) Construction in Karmatang (Skar ma thang) Village (349-366) by Tshe mdo · Review-Wutun (367-371) by Keith Slater · Story-God Door (373-382) by Tshe dpag rnam rgyal

AHP's 2013 annual collection contains 5 original research articles, 7 new pieces of fiction, & 20 reviews of recent books. ARTICLES Ian G Baird-Shifting Contexts & Performances: The Brao-Kavet & Their Sacred Mountains in Northeast Cambodia Dpa' mo skyid-The 'Descent of Blessings': Ecstasy & Revival among the Tibetan Bon Communities of Reb gong Gerong Pincuo & Henrëtte Daudey-Too Much Loving-kindness to Repay: Funeral Speeches of the Wenquan Pumi Wang Shiyong-Towards a Localized Development Approach for Tibetan Areas in China. William Noseworthy-The Cham's First Highland Sovereign-Po Romé (r. 1627-1651) FICTION Bsod nams 'gyur med-Folktales from Gcig sgril Lhundrom-Longing for Snow-covered Peaks: Deity Possession in the Philippines Thub bstan-Elopement Ba Lobsang Gonbo-Love in Shambala Pad+ma skyabs-The Price of a Thesis Pad ma rin chen-Scattered Memories of a Misspent Youth & Conflict REVIEWS Review - Scripture of the Ten Kings (305-313) Nietupski, Paul Review - Tibet: A History (315-317) Vargas-O'Bryan, Ivette Review - Mongolian Language Scholarship on the Mongols of the Gansu-Qinghai Region (319-327) Balogh, Mátyás Review - China's Environmental Challenges (329-338) Bleisch, Bill Review - Le bergers du Fort Noir (339-341) Buffetrille, Katia Review - Islam and Tibet (343-347) Chaudhry, Faisal Review - The Art of Not Being Governed (349-355) Grant, Andrew Review - Recent Research on Ladakh (357-361) Singh, Binod Review - Revisiting Rituals in a Changing Tibetan World (363-369) Kilby, Christina Review - Japanese-Mongolian Relations (371-373) Reid, Anja Review - China's 'Tibetan' Frontiers (375-380) Weiner, Benno Review - Drokpa (381-385) Beebe, Ligaya Review - Transforming Nomadic Resource Management and Livelihood Strategies (387-392) Winkler, Daniel Review - Explorers and Scientists in China's Borderlands (393-396) Rohlf, Gregory Review - Origins and Migrations in the Extended Eastern Himalayas (397-403) Hayes, Jack Review - The Sherthukpens of Arunachal Pradesh (405-411) Weedall, Christopher Review - Critical Han Studies (413-417) Ye, Zhiguo Review - Trade and Society along the Ancient Silk Road (419-422) Sengar, Bina Review - Emerging Bon (423-449) Zeisler, Bettina Free download of entire volume here http://www.plateauculture.org/writing/ahp-28-entire-volume At-cost hardcover:http://www.lulu.com/shop/various/ahp-28/hardcover/product-21362829.html

Sangs rgyas bkra shis describes singing in a pastoral community in Mtsho sngon Province, China. Performances at weddings, family gatherings, neighborhood gatherings, and on the grassland while herding are richly contextualized. Musical instruments, what it means to be a singer, the worries of singing publicly, the introduction of electricity and cell phones and their impact on singing, singing competitions, generational preference for song types, recent prohibitions on alcohol consumption, and access to social media are examined. Musical notation, oral and literary texts, and English translation are given. Sang rgyas bkra shis’ BEING ANYTHING AND GOING ANYWHERE is a rich, vivid, and immensely informative account of songs and singing in Amdo. Written from personal experience but with a rigorous coverage and excellent illustration of music, texts, and contexts, this book is the next best thing to actually visiting Gcan tsha County. A beautiful and invaluable resource.--Anna Morcom, University of London