Comments on: US Census: An opportunity for recognition

By: Himal

Himal — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:51:43 +0000

WE are striving to find out what is right for us and our identity.Correction is a possitive change and who ever does that is great.Birendra is right and others are additional support for detail in order to understand and introduce ourselves.
For some more information… NEPALIESE is a citizen of Nepal…NEPALI is our background. So the correct choice would be Bhutanese Nepali for those who are born in Bhutan. Only Nepali for those who were born in Nepal,India and even for those children born in America.

By: Mani

Mani — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:15:25 +0000

I think what Birendra has mentioned is right to mention what we are and where belong. But in my opinion, we are not only Bhutanese but also Nepalese at the sametime. By not mentioning our identity, it does not give a clear picture of who we are. Whether we like it or not, we are Nepalese by birth and not Bhutanese only. By that I mean, there are people I have come across such as Kurds from Iran and they call themselves Iranian Kurds or Kurds from Iraq as Iraqi Kurds. So why we cannot call Bhutanese Nepalese. By not mentioning Nepalese, we are missing out our identity and that should not happen. Why for instance in America, as you mentioned American Indians as the Indians want to preserve their identity, so it should be the same for us and we should mention Bhutanese Nepalese. Thats my thought and maybe others will have their opinion as well and many will agree with me.

By: Yadu sharma

Yadu sharma — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:10:04 +0000

Very intresting fact. I like it…..

By: Himal

Himal — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:48:18 +0000

Please do not talk about cause. This censue should be taken as a Window for Bhutanese people in America.Do your best to look out of it.We can see the whole world if fram are made wider.This opportunity won’t come back again soon.
The reason we were forced out of Bhutan is we asked for cultural,and language rights of Nepali speaking people. There are sucide cases made against the RGOB on protest of Nepali culture and language rights.
Language,culture and traditons remain always on the same track. There is no as such Bhutanese Dashain,Tihar,Teej,etc. These are all HAMRO NEPALI KO DASHAIN,TIHAR AND TEEJ.
Mr.Dhakal take much in less words,

By: reader

reader — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:08:16 +0000

Census in USA, the free nation, cetainly cannot be compared with that of bhutan. With several million people the Government is not worried to add through refugees resettlement while Bhutanese government feels insecure with regard to its very existence when the Lhotshampa’s population reaches little around 25% of the total.
I dont understand the need of your BCCC. It is already there with UN or IOM or the resettling agency.
About your stressing to people to mention BHUTANESE in the census, elders above 30 may do so but for younger ones it is senseless. The complete WAS BHUTANESE REFUGEE only fits them..

By: kanchi

kanchi — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:59:53 +0000

Yet another drama! Race, caste, gender… are always in their vain. There is no need to force people to indentify themselves as Bhutanese. Some may or others may not want to identify themselves as Bhutanese depending on the level of their attachment to Bhutan. America is a free nation and let their free mind decide what is good and what is bad for themselves.

By: Nilik

Nilik — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:28:31 +0000

Kanchholophong makes lots of sense here. I can feel too, what he says.

By: Parsu

Parsu — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:27:36 +0000

Well written article.
Bhutanese is the best word.
Please print this article and hand over to those who cannot read in US so that they can understand better.
Thank you Apfanews and Biren Dhakal
Parsu

By: kancholapha

kancholapha — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:07:03 +0000

kanchophophong is very correct.I really support him and his opinion.

By: kanchophophong

kanchophophong — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:09:59 +0000

The word “Nationality” represents politics; every war fought in this planet was because of this word.Now, again the resettling Bhutanese are coining this word. May be they are in the right direction but I can’t see any reson to talk and take sensitively in US cencus. Because resettling Bhutanese are in tough time for surviving rather than political or geographical origin.
We the Bhutanese must believe only in Nation not in nationality otherwise coined word will again put us in problem.
Birendra Dhakal explained only the contents of a packet, why he didn’t explain why and for what reason The word Bhutanese must be used in US census.
It shows that we are very proud to be Bhutanese. Yes ofcourse; but we were very scared of doing political movement when we were organized now imagine what can we contribute to our Nation and its’ people; nothing, only conceptual drama.
We have and will have tough time in US so what can we contribute to our Nation. It’s illusion so let them (Resettlling refugees) decide. Don’t try to instigate as it was in late 1980′s.