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'Far From the Rooftop of the World' book details Tibetans in exile

Journalist and author Amy Yee has a new book out documenting the lives of individual Tibetans living in exile. It’s called “Far From the Rooftop of the World.” The Dalai Lama wrote the forward for the book. It’s a story of land, sovereignty, displacement, exile and nationhood that resonates in the news today.

Yee talks with Here & Now‘s Scott Tong about the book.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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