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Far from the Rooftop of the World: Travels Among Tibetan Refugees on Four Continents
By: Amy Yee
Far from the Rooftop of the World: Travels Among Tibetan Refugees on Four Continents, Amy Yee, University of North Carolina Press


 
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Author: Amy Lee
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781469675510
Publication Date: 2023


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In 2008, the Chinese government cracked down on protests throughout Tibet, and journalist Amy Yee found herself covering a press conference with the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, his exile home in India. She never imagined a personal encounter with the spiritual leader would spark a global, fourteen-year journey to spotlight the stories of Tibetans in exile. As she documents how Tibetans live between worlds, Yee comes to know ordinary but extraordinary people like Topden, a monk and unlikely veterinary assistant ; Norbu, a chef and political refugee; and Deckyi and Dhondup, a couple forced to leave their middle-class lives in Lhasa. Yee follows them to other parts of India and across oceans and four continents where they forge new lives while sustaining Tibetan identity and culture. Weaving a sweeping travel narrative with intimate on-the-ground reportage, Far from the Rooftop of the World tells these stories and others against the backdrop of milestones and events in Tibet's recent history - many memorable, too many tragic. The resulting portrait illuminates the humanity, strength, and perseverance of a people whose homeland is in crisis.

Far from the Rooftop of the World: Travels Among Tibetan Refugees on Four Continents, Amy Yee, University of North Carolina Press, Paperback, 261 pages, $23.00

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