Coburn, Broughton (1997). Everest : Mountain Without Mercy. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society. стр. 112. ISBN0792270142. OCLC36675993. „"Jamling pulled out the string of flags he intended to display on the summit: Nepal, India, Tibet, U.S.A. and the United Nations. 'My parents are from Tibet, but lived for long periods in Nepal and India, where I was raised.' "”
Norgay, Jamling Tenzing; Coburn, Broughton (2002). „"Introduction" written by Jon Krakauer, February 2001”. Touching My Father's Soul: a Sherpa's Journey to the Top of Everest. Forward by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. San Francisco, California: HarperSanFrancisco. стр. XV. ISBN0062516876. OCLC943113647. „"Born in Tibet, raised in Nepal, and a resident of India since the age of 19, he had become a symbol of hope and inspiration for millions of caste-bound Indians, poverty-stricken Nepalese, and politically oppressed Tibetans- all of whom regard him as a countryman."”
Coburn, Broughton (1997). Everest : Mountain Without Mercy. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society. стр. 112. ISBN0792270142. OCLC36675993. „"Jamling pulled out the string of flags he intended to display on the summit: Nepal, India, Tibet, U.S.A. and the United Nations. 'My parents are from Tibet, but lived for long periods in Nepal and India, where I was raised.' "”