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Acknowledgments
I would like to thank Kalsang Norbu (
) for his generous permission to use his new painting, “Red Carpet,” as the cover of this book. I am greatly indebted to Professor Howard Goldblatt of the University of Notre Dame for his mentorship, intellectual stimulation, and acute reading of the earlier version of this work. Thanks also go to Professor Victoria Cass, Professor Stephen Snyder, and Professor Christopher Braider of the University of Colorado at Boulder, and Professor Joseph S. M. Lau (
) of Lingnan University, Hong Kong, not only for their precious time and valuable comments but also for their advice and support during the course of my research.
I am grateful to May-lee Chai (
) and Dr. Jacqueline Frischknecht for reading parts of my work and for their constant support. Special thanks go to Nicole Elizabeth Barnes, a warmhearted fellow student and friend, who insisted on reading the manuscript even though she herself was heavily pressed with work. Her friendship, encouragement, and inspiration are the best gifts a friend can ever offer.