Across many mountains

By Yangzom Brauen

Subjects: Political refugees, Buddhist nuns, Tibetan Women, History, Tibet autonomous region (china), biography, Grandmothers, Mothers and daughters, Women, biography, Tibetan Refugees, Immigrants, Biography, Social life and customs, Nuns, biography, Family

Description: Kusang never thought she would leave Tibet. Growing up in a remote mountain village, she married a monk and gave birth to two children. But then the Chinese army invaded, and their peaceful lives were destroyed forever. Thousands were tortured, prison camps were set up and Kusang's monastery was destroyed.