Calif. Birthday Celebrations Reinforce Dalai Lama’s Global Presence

Calif. Birthday Celebrations Reinforce Dalai Lama’s Global Presence

The Dalai Lama is in Southern California, part of a celebration for his 80th birthday. Renee Montagne talks to Robert Barnett, director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program at Columbia University.

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