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Filmmaker Choephel tells tale of Tibet

Ngawang Choephel was 2 when he and his mother fled Tibet, the place of his birth, after its occupation and control by the Chinese. The two traveled by yak across the Himalayas to India, where they lived in a Tibetan refugee camp in southern India.

Alumni find calling on yak farm

A great article from The Daily Princetonian about Vermont Yaks.
http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2009/10/23/24250/

“Rest of Everest” podcast “Yak-Tastic”

This is a terrific video from “The Rest of Everest” Podcast. It is fairly long but it rolls some beautiful Yak Footage!