The Refugees of Shangri-La
Exploring Modern Immigration and Identity
A documentary about the journey of our local Bhutanese community from Bhutan to Nepal to New Hampshire. Screenings to be followed by a discussion led by Dr. Sara Withers, professor of Anthropology at the University of New Hampshire.
Join us for the last of three screenings
November 12th, 2014 at 7pm
Congregational Church
21 Front Street, Exeter
Free and open to the public.
Pre-registration requested.
"In the shadow of the remote Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan’s lofty ideal of Gross National Happiness hide 107,000 refugees, who were pushed out of their country as their peaceful kingdom turned against them. After twenty years living in bamboo huts and barbed wire encampments in Nepal; the “Refugees of Shangri-la” break a solution-less cycle and brave a new course, to seek a future in America."
http://www.therefugeesofshangrila.com/
Presented by The World Affairs Council of NH & the New Hampshire Humanities Council.