Shangri La in the 21st Century
VIEW EVENT DETAILSHow does one small, mountainous nation achieve Gross National Happiness? Come discover the history, mystery, and wonders that hide deep within the mountains of Bhutan. Is Bhutan becoming the new Shangri La? Dr. Bruce Bunting of the Bhutan foundation will give a multimedia presentation that will answer just that.
Food is an important aspect of every culture, and always makes people happy. Tshering Yangzom will discuss the Bhutan Foundation's award winning cookbook Foods of the Kingdom of Bhutan, written by Ernest and Eric Nagamatsu. Both Eric and Ernest Nagamatsu were in Paris to be honored with The Gourmand World Cookbook Award's Best Asian Cookbook award of 2011. Momos, aka Bhutanese dumplings, will be provided at the event.
Dr. Bruce W. Bunting is President of the Bhutan Foundation. Bunting was the Managing Director and Vice President of the World Wildlife Funds Special Programs and Strategic Partnerships. He first visited Bhutan in 1986 and has been a long time advisor to the Bhutanese government on a variety of issues, including the establishment of Bhutan's national park system, the Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation (the world’s first such trust fund), and the Bhutan Health Trust Fund. He has authored several articles, including "Bhutan, Kingdom in the Clouds" for National Geographic magazine. He received a B.S. in zoology and a doctorate in veterinary medicine from Michigan State University.
Tshering Yangzom is a Program Associate for the Bhutan Foundation in Washington, DC. She recently graduated with a Bachelors degree in Biology from Westminster College in Fulton, MO and previously worked in the Histology Department at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital in Thimphu, Bhutan and as a journalist at the Bhutan Times, a national newspaper.
Co-hosted by The Bhutan Foundation
Event Details
Asia Society Washington, The Cinnabar Room, Whittemore House, 2nd Flr., 1526 New Hampshire Ave, NW