16
Aug
2008
“I Escaped From Tibet” (Orato, August 08)
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My name is Dakpa. I’m 24 years old. I was born in Thepo, in the Amdo province of Tibet in 1984. I’m a Tibetan monk and a refugee. This is my story.
When I was a child, I used to look after the cattle with my mother. Our village is very small and the school has only 15 students. My father was a farmer and he knew the value of education.
He sent me to the village school in 1993, and for four years, I was determined to study hard so I wouldn’t waste my parents’ support. Because of my financial situation, I would work with old books and pens collected from the garbage.
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