New country in loss for Tibetans

About 200 Tibetans former refugees call Norwich and Old Saybrook home. Together, they have mourned what they lost — lucrative jobs, their country, family members — and rejoiced in what they gained — a living wage, a new country, freedom.

Published: February 15, 2013

Members of the Tibetan American Community of Connecticut including Rinchen Gonpo, center, of Uncasville, participate during an almost-weekly prayer group at the American Legion Post No. 4 in Norwich Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013.

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