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Jim McGovern: “If thousands of children, including children of preschool age, are coerced into attending boarding schools where the…”

On the recordMarch 27, 2023
If thousands of children, including children of preschool age, are coerced into attending boarding schools where the instructional language is mostly Mandarin, while also being prevented from studying Tibetan language, history, and culture in other settings, then Tibetans' supposed right to 'use and develop' their language does not exist.
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Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

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McGovern argues that Tibetan language rights are being violated.

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