Nawang Tsering Gurung is an independent researcher, consultant, translator, speaker and tour specialist originally from the Himalayan region of Mustang in Nepal and now based in New York City. He is the coordinator of the oral history project Voices of the Himalayas: Language, Culture, and Belonging in Immigrant New York which has been documenting the languages, cultures, social histories, folklore and community life of Himalayan New Yorker, together with the Endangered Language Alliance and scholars. He is also founder and director of Yulha Fund, a non-profit dedicated to ensuring sustainable livelihoods and improving access to education and healthcare in the himalayan communities of Nepal. He is currently the advisory council of Rubin Museum. He is the co-author on several presentations and publications based on his work and co-author of the book Dogyab: Ritual Tibetain de Conjuration du Mal (in French), a study of Bon religion in Nepal.
Nawang Tsering Gurung
