“Imagine your country is being invaded and you have to leave Tibet, leaving your parents behind.
“Now imagine moving across the world, starting a family, building a new life. Here you meet people who have the same roots and share a similar fate. You start getting involved and you support your community in coming together and living the culture you had to leave behind. It feels like you found a little bit of home far away from home.
“Then, suddenly, you and your family members start receiving disturbing phone calls in the language spoken by those who invaded your country whenever you are about to attend meetings that revolve around the topic of your home. Never the exact same calls but always the same style, and the timing never fails. They are watching you. They know where you are and know where you are going. How does it feel?”
—Dawa Tsering, president, Tibetan Community Netherlands
