The Full Story
Tibet
After spending months working on my documentary and podcast capturing the voices of underrepresented athletes and women, I began to think more deeply about what it means for stories to survive. Not just personal ones, but cultural ones. That’s what led me to Tibet.
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I traveled there with the hope of learning — not to speak for anyone, but to listen. I spent time with local communities, learned about their spiritual traditions, their language, and especially their textiles, each pattern telling a story older than memory. What struck me most was how much cultural identity was preserved through art, and how fragile that preservation can be when outside recognition is scarce.
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So I partnered with local artisans to help share their work more broadly, connecting their textiles to small-scale markets beyond the region. It wasn’t just about selling fabric. It was about supporting a living heritage, one thread at a time. Just like with the athletes and women I had worked with before, this project taught me again that voice isn’t always about speaking loudly.
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Sometimes, it’s about being seen, and having the means to carry your story forward.
Mission
My mission is to create a bridge between Tibetan artisans and global audiences by building a platform that values authenticity, sustainability, and fair exchange. This project isn’t just about selling crafts—it’s about preserving heritage, ensuring artisans receive dignified recognition for their work, and inviting people around the world to connect with living traditions through the objects they bring into their homes.
Vision
I envision a world where traditional craftsmanship is not treated as a relic of the past, but as a living practice that sustains communities and enriches global culture. Through this platform, I hope to inspire deeper respect for Tibetan artisanship, foster cross-cultural appreciation, and help build an economy where creativity and heritage are recognized as sources of strength, dignity, and connection.
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“Every piece tells a story. Handcrafted by Tibetan artisans, these works carry generations of skill, tradition, and resilience—shared with the world in a way that is fair, sustainable, and true.”
Where Culture Meets Literature
Working on the Tibetan e-commerce project deepened my awareness of how culture is not only lived but also represented, interpreted, and sometimes distorted when it crosses borders. That realization pushed me further into comparative literature, where I could explore how narratives—whether in novels, theory, or oral traditions—shape our understanding of identity and power. It was within this field that I developed my feminism paper, weaving together thinkers like Gramsci, de Beauvoir, and Butler to examine how patriarchy takes root in language, literature, and daily life. For me, moving from cultural entrepreneurship to literary analysis was a natural step: both are about preserving voices, challenging silences, and showing how stories can create change.