How a Tibetan American bridges her family and homeland identities

Many second and third-generation immigrants have to figure out how to bridge their American and family homeland identities.

Saldon Tenzin‘s parents are Tibetan but lived in India, and she grew up in New York. In this essay, she tells us she’s proud of being Tibetan, even though she’s never visited her homeland.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.