Personal Narrative: Why I Am Today

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Growing up with Tibetan parents, I was continually reminded of the wise words of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama: “True happiness only comes from compassionate acts”. If there’s one words that describes my past, my present, and what I want my future to look like, it would be compassion. Compassion from people and organizations from all over the world is the true reason why I am where I am today. Many people in India helped my grandparents when fled from Tibet to India as political refugees with nothing other than the contents of a backpack. Others came as humanitarian workers into India and helped in refugee settlements. My father, similar to my grandparents, came to this country with little to nothing and depended on others to get his start.
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