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“...HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies Volume 37 | Number 2 Article 13 December 2017 Community and Resilience among Sherpas in the Post-Earthquake Everest Region Pasang Y Sherpa University of Washington, pysherpa(3)gmail.com Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/himalaya Recommended Citation Sherpa, Pasang Y. (2017) "Community and Resilience among Sherpas in the Post-Earthquake Everest Region," HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies: Vol. 37 : No. 2, Article 13. Available at: http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/himalaya/vol37/iss2/13 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- Macalester College Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Perspectives is brought to you for free and open access by the DigitalCommons(2)Macalester College at DigitalCommons(2)Macalester College. It has been accepted for inclusion in HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal...”
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“...Community and Resilience among Sherpas in the Post-Earthquake Everest Region Acknowledgements The author would like to thank the editors of HIMALAYA; Sienna Craig and Mark Turin, for their encouragement throughout the writing process, without which the article would not have existed. Revisiting the memories of devastation for this article was personally challenging. This article has also been possible because of the friends and relatives who shared their experiences, and continued support from Un Sherpa. Barbara Brower and Jim Fisher were extremely generous with their time and advice at different stages of developing this article. The author is responsible for any and all errors that remain. This perspectives is available in HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies: http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/himalaya/vol37/iss2/13...”
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“...lens, also reveals the residents' ambivalent attitudes about the situation. Although the community was highly aware of devastation and post-earthquake recovery needs, 'external' discussions of these topics were subdued. This article then addresses how'internal'Sherpa discussions arose as a response to external portrayals of the Everest region, a populartourism destination, as a 'non-affected' or 'less-affected' earthquake zone. Interactions and discussions that took place 'externally' were unidirectional and top-down, wherein the villagers were at the receiving end, and often absent. While internal discussions strengthened the community's ability to rebuild itself, external discussions were instrumental in diverting large-scale relief and rebuilding assistance, not only from the region, but from the entire Solukhumbu district. Keywords: earthquake, community, resilience, Sherpas, tourism. HIMALAYA Volume37,Number2 103...”
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“...from May 4-11, 2015, to assess the earthquake damage and record the post-earthquake experiences of Pharak residents. I also reviewed institu- tional activities and reports that pertained to the Sherpas of the Everest region. Now, two years after the disaster, further reflection on my discussions with other Sherpas illustrates that a ‘sense of community’ and ‘resilience’ were the salient driving forces for the community’s responses. As themes, a ‘sense of community’ and ‘resilience’ provide theoretical frame- work to understand how this community responded in the aftermath of the 2015 earthquakes. McMillan and Chavis’ (1986: 9) description of a ‘sense of community’ is useful in this context. They describe this sensibility as “a feeling that members have of belonging, a feeling that members matter to one another and to the group, and a shared faith that members’ needs will be met through their commitment to be together.” However, in the case of post-earthquake Sherpa experiences the definition...”
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“...Tanahu, and Mustang. According to UNDP, HDI is a “summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and have a decent standard of living” (UNDP 2016). Documenting Loss One week after the devastating earthquake of April 25, the #Khumbuearthquakerelief page was created on Facebook to try to create a comprehensive survey of loss, and to support coordination of relief efforts in the region. Prior to creating this page, residents and travelers were sharing pictures and stories on their personal Facebook pages. Reports from Chaurikharka and the Thame vil- lages, accompanied with pictures, showed that most of the houses had been flattened in the earthquake. Residents of villages like Jorsalle and Benkar, on the other hand, were silent. For those learning about the situation solely from Facebook, in the first several days it appeared that only two villages were badly affected. The lack of access to social media, and specific...”
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“...a rock that came rolling from the steep slopes above the village during the earthquake. Monzo, which sits higher up than Jorsalle, became a safe harbor for the villagers of Jorsalle, which sits on a sloping hill above the gushing Dudh Koshi. In the morning of May 12, 2015,1, along with two team members, traveled from Pharak to Kathmandu after completing the survey visit. My maternal aunt saw us off at the Lukla airport that morning. Hours later, the second major earthquake struck. The next day, she called me on the phone. She was distressed from being helplessly stranded between large boulders as she returned home. She said, “What was standing after the first earthquake is now gone.” The Greater Himalayas Foundation (GHF) also reported on their website that the second earthquake had caused more destruction causing them to note that the report of damaged homes submitted by the Khumjung and Khunde Earthquake Relief Group (KKERG) based on Ken Noguchi’s numbers had to be revised. Honoring the...”
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“...only one of the many venues, and one of the ways people conversed. Daily con- versations with families and friends informed discussions of post-earthquake needs at the community level. When I visited my aunt’s home in Chumoa before the second earthquake, it seemed visibly unharmed. Stones were piled on top of each other and the land was intact. I asked her if her home was damaged. She showed me the cracks in the walls. Stones had fallen from the sides of the structure, but the frame had stood. When stones fell, they were immediately picked up and put back in place. My aunt later hired some men to repair the remaining cracks. Her house is also a teahouse, which she operates during tourist seasons, and the main source of her family’s income. It was important to make sure that the house did not look like it was falling apart. In response to the earthquake, two charitable organiza- tions were registered in Colorado and Washington, in the United States, independently of each other. These organi-...”
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“...ernmental organization in the Everest region, focused on monitoring and supporting schools throughout Solukhumbu. A survey they conducted had revealed that 227 schools in the Solukhumbu district were damaged: some were totally destroyed, and some sustained partial damage and cracks. The Rebuild Earthquake Damaged Solukhumbu Schools (REDSS) project was implemented to reconstruct and repair school buildings in the district. According to the Himalayan Trust Nepal website, as of April 2017, REDSS had successfully completed their project in seven schools (accessed on May 14, 2017). The Local Tourism Economy On July 15, 2015, two months after the second earthquake, Miyamoto Inc., an international group of earthquake and structural engineers, published a report titled Damage Assessment of Everest Region. This assessment was pro- posed by Intrepid Travel, the largest tour operator in Nepal, and was conducted on behalf of the Government of Nepal through the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation...”
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“...(DUDBC). ATC-20 is a guideline used in the United States for post-earthquake building safety evaluation. The report’s structural assessment of the Everest region covering Khumbu and Pharak, north of Lukla, reported: Out of approximately 710 buildings, earthquake damage of structural concern was observed in 120 buildings (17 percent); 83 percent of build- ings can be given a green tag per ATC-20/ DUDBC guidelines. It was found that most of the build- ings that were damaged can feasibly be repaired (Miyamoto 2015: 7). These report results also highlight shortages of reconstruc- tion materials, which have slowed the process of repair and rebuilding. This report then recommends completing a detailed risk-assessment study post-monsoon in order to manage the identified risks associated with the geologic hazard. It concludes, “The majority of accommodation structures and trails have sustained minimal damage from the April and May earthquake” (Miyamoto 2015: 9). In Lhakpa Norbu Sherpa’s (2015) article...”
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“...increasing number of residents from diverse ethnic backgrounds. In the last twenty years, as tourism industry continued to expand, the region has witnessed swelling migration into this part of Solukhumbu, which has historically been home of the Sherpas. The demographic characteristic of the region has thus shifted, and became evident while dealing with the post-earthquake relief and recovery. Experiences described below reveal the significance of social networks and reciprocal relationships in times of crisis. Farak (Pharak) Sherpa Kyidug was one of the first locally-based organizations to mobilize themselves in assisting earthquake-affected community members. As an emergency relief initiative, they collected funds among themselves, bought bags of rice, and distributed them. Later, they became the focal point on the ground in Pharak for donors to identify recipients, and distribute relief goods. The Kyidug was originally established to support the welfare of the Sherpas of Pharak, so they...”
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“...In Tok Tok, I met a woman who had come to the region with her family, like many others, in search of better economic opportunities. Before the earthquake, she used to look after her goats and ran a small business out of her rented house. When government officials and Pharak village representatives came to survey her losses imme- diately after the earthquake, they documented damages to the house. In the list of victims of such surveys, renters like the woman were excluded because they did not own any property. Technically for the purposes of the survey, she had not lost anything. In reality, she had suffered a heavy loss. Her livelihood that relied on the day-to-day business she conducted in this house was disrupted. When I met her a week after the first earthquake, she knew she was going to remain financially destitute for a long time. Her migrant-family neighbors had left Pharak for their natal villages, but she could not return. For her and her family, Pharak was now their home base....”
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