Presented in partnership with the Center for East Asian Studies.

Journalist Amy Yee follows ordinary Tibetan exiles in Dharamsala, India and across the globe in the face of political, religious, and cultural persecution.

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.

https://www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/events/far-rooftop-world

Far From the Rooftop of the World