Far from the Rooftop of the World: Travels amon. Yee**

Name: Far from the Rooftop of the World: Travels amon. Yee**
Brand: The University of North Carolina Press

The University of North Carolina Press

Far from the Rooftop of the WorldTravels Among Tibetan Refugees on Four Continents\nAuthor(s): Amy Yee\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The University of North Carolina Press, United States\nImprint: The University of North Carolina Press\nISBN-13: 9781469675510, 978-1469675510\nSynopsis\nIn 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 contin.