Dec. 02--The Chicago Tribune Media Group's Evanston Review reports: After Dr. Lobsang Sangay was elected prime minister-in-exile of Tibet in 2011, his countrymen, many of whom have lived under Chinese rule since the country's 1949 invasion, overwhelmed the new leader with well wishes.
"There are many singers in Tibet," Sangay said during an appearance Monday. "Some composed songs and put it on YouTube. Some have sent me prayers; some have sent me letters; some have sent me paintings with portraits of all the (Dalai) Lamas and my photo on it. These are many changes and a sense of solidarity from inside Tibet."
Sangay's speech at the Tibetan Alliance of Chicago center, a community center for Tibetans living in the Chicago area, was one of his stops on a five-city North American tour.
Born in Darjeeling West Bengal, India, in 1968, Sangay is a Harvard Law School graduate. Elected on April 27, 2011, he represents approximately 6 million Tibetans in exile inside the country as well as an estimated 150,000 worldwide.
Read the more about the prime minister's visit in the Evanston Review.
