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By Tyler A. McNeil |
Published Feb. 25, 2021 in Outlook
Hiding under a blanket on a bus at a Chinese military checkpoint in the Himalayas, Sophia Conroy had letters and photos in her backpack. She was determined to deliver the items from Tibetan refugees to loved ones persecuted in mainland China.
An elderly Tibetan woman appeared stunned after learning from the American activist’s dispatch that her son scaled the treacherous peaks to safety in India.
The man lived. The woman cried. Conroy didn’t forget it.
Hiding under a blanket on a bus at a Chinese military checkpoint in the Himalayas, Sophia Conroy had letters and photos in her backpack. She was determined to…