
"Looking different and having a unique name makes me feel more Tibetan in my western surroundings and with my western friends and family. On the other side, when I am with my Tibetan family and people I can feel very Western." – Deyden
"In some ways I feel a little bit alienated from both the Canadian side and the Tibetan side of my background. I’m Canadian but I’m not white and I choose not to live there. I’m Tibetan but I don’t speak Tibetan, I don’t really look Tibetan and I didn’t grow up in Tibetan society." – Lhadon