My honored ancestors lived in groups of about sixty families before the Land Reform movement in 1950. They were relatives who were part of a single tribe and shared one piece of grassland. This tribe also had a name and a respected leader. Great Grandmother belonged to the Gorpa Tribe that, after Land Reform, was assigned to Yartang Village, Pema County, Golok Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Tsongon Province, China. I give a true account of my family over four generations and, in doing so, describe certain hardships during my grandparents' early lives.
