Dechen Pemba on Centering Tibetan Voices Through Translation and Film.

Dechen Pemba, born in UK, graduated from University College London with a BA in English and German Language and Literature. After over three years lobbying and campaigning on Tibetan issues at International Campaign for Tibet Germany in Berlin, Dechen moved to Beijing in September 2006 to learn Chinese at the Central University for Nationalities. Dechen travelled to Tibet several times and lived in Beijing until July 2008.

Dechen completed a Masters in Chinese Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, in September 2009. Dechen is the editor of the website High Peaks Pure Earth that monitors Tibetan cyberspace and translates social media and blogs into English.

Dechen Pemba is the founder and editor of High Peaks Pure Earth, a website that translates Tibetan social media and blog content into English. Pemba has worked with the International Campaign for Tibet in Berlin and studied in Beijing for two years. She has a masters degree from SOAS in London, and also writes a personal blog. In an interview conducted by email, Pemba spoke to CDT about her work amplifying Tibetan voices, through both her website and the Tibetan Film Festival, while also offering her recommendations of recent Tibetan films, books, and resources for learning more about the region.