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Tibet Oral History Project · 2007-06-29

Yeshi Lhadon

Making a home on the way to India

An introduction to the interview

Yeshi Lhadon remembers staying in Phari while planning to travel to India. Her husband traded while she spun, wove and cared for their child. She recalls having difficulty finding a house when they first arrived. Her story brings a trading town into view through the practical work of family life.

Editorial introduction based on the English transcript. It is not a quotation or a reviewed Tibetan translation.

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Connected through place

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