{"product_id":"9781945579110","title":"My Name Is Tenzin, I Am Not Chinese: An Exile Tibetan Lad's College Memoirs in India","description":"Tenzin Phuntsok was brought to India from his homeland, Tibet, at the tender age of nine. He respects this decision of his elders, though he has left his mother back home, and has never been able to meet her again.\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in India under the care of his uncle and the school authorities, who stand in for the parents of such refugee children, he is happy enough in India, his foster home. However, being the child of a freedom fighter, he never forgets his roots, and is very conscious of his Tibetan identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy Name Is Tenzin, I Am Not Chinese is a first person narrative of this young Tibetan's experiences as a college student in Chennai.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in an easy conversational style, the story is rich with humor that cloaks the poignancy of an uprooted youth's life in a place which is poles apart from his Himalayan homeland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also provides a well-researched insight into the academic opportunities in Chennai.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Notion Press, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054293958896,"sku":"9781945579110","price":13.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781945579110_p0.jpg?v=1763795260","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781945579110","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}