Anonymous, "What is an I.C? ", contributed by Tenzing Wangdak, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 13 December 2024, accessed 21 December 2024. https://worldpece.org/content/what-ic
Critical Commentary
I notice a woman in front of me, marked by the same yellow scar. I tap her shoulder and ask in Tibetan, “Are you Tibetan?” Recognizing a fellow stateless alien, a wave of relief spreads across her face.
“Yes! Yes! I am. I got separated from my husband who is in the other line for US citizens. I don’t know what to do.”
“ཨ་ལེ་ (a le)![1] Don’t worry. Do you have your I.C. and immigration documents?”
“I have them here, but I don’t know what they will ask me. I didn’t think I would be in a separate line from my husband.”
[1] ཨ་ལེ་ is a Tibetan colloquial term, which roughly translates to “ Ah Okay!”