Please Subscribe our YouTube Channel for more stories to come. Yeshi Palmo was only five years old when she was forced into exile, leaving behind the warmth of her parents’ embrace and the only home she had ever known. Too young to understand borders, politics, or separation, she carried with her only memories, longing, and an ache that never faded. For years, she dreamed of the day she would reunite with her parents, holding onto hope through loneliness and hardship. But that dream was never fulfilled. Before she could see them again, both of her parents passed away, leaving behind a grief too deep for words. Despite the pain she carried in her heart, Yeshi Palmo refused to let her suffering define her. Today, she runs her own café, YeChoe, in Bylakuppe — one of the largest Tibetan settlements in exile. As a mother, she works tirelessly to support and raise her child, building a life through courage, resilience, and quiet strength. Though she grew up without the love and guidance of her parents, she endured every hardship alone and transformed her pain into perseverance. Her story is not only one of survival, but of a woman who turned loss into strength and created hope where life had once left only emptiness. This specific interview is funded by the The Tibet Fund as a part of the 20 podcast for the Tibetans in Diaspora, a project by Stories of Tibetans.