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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Far from the Rooftop of the World: Travels Among Tibetan Refugees on Four Continents

Far from the Rooftop of the World: Travels Among Tibetan Refugees on Four Continents

Yee, Amy

Paperback

Travel GeneralBuddhismImmigration & Refugees

ISBN10: 146967551X
ISBN13: 9781469675510
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: Oct 17 2023
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.87 Width: 6.06 Depth: 9.13
Language: English
Awards: Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards, Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards
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.

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