“Gross National Happiness Is a Lie”: Oakland’s Bhutanese Refugees Speak Out
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10 min readJul 6, 2017
“When I hear about Gross National Happiness, it’s heartbreaking. When the government of Bhutan or the people of Bhutan say that it’s a beautiful place—an amazing place—I don’t feel happy. I have asked myself this question many times—why do I feel that?” — Anju Subba
