Before immigrating to Canada at 11 years of age, Chemi Lhamo was a stateless refugee residing in India. Her grandparents were forced into exile along with the Dalai Lama in 1959.
Kí ó tó rin ìrìnàjò lọ sí Canada ní ọmọ ọdún mọ́kànlá , Chemi Lhamo jẹ́ ẹni ogúnléndé tí kò rí ibùgbé kan gbé ní India.