藏族人口占了西藏自治区的93%，约52%的藏族人生活在西藏，其余的人民生活在四川、云南、甘肃和青海省。6年的频繁访问和对青海和云南藏族社区的参与使得作者对这些可爱的人民有了一定的了解。这本书里描述的作者的两个藏族女儿，都来自普通的家庭。这本书展现她们真实的生活和想法，发现生活在云南和青海藏族人的生活和文化、严酷的自然环境、社会、学校和工作以及梦想和挑战。

Lisa Carducci,Born in Canada,Lisa Carducci Has Been Cumulatively a Student for 21 years,A Language Teacher for 30 years,A Journalist for 20,But a Writer for Her All Life.She Majored in Linguistics and Pedagogy at the University of Montreal.

Part I: MyTibetan daughter
How it started
My 2006 trip and the changes I observed in 2010
Home, sweet home!
Surprising news
The new house
Chini Village and the villagers
My clever daughter
Education in Chini
How they work
Are you hungry?
Losar
The local monastery
From the second day
Religion
A wedding
Departure
Doctor or accountant
Part II: Qinghai children are my children
Why Qinghai?
Five years later, a voice
On my way back
Repkong in winter
Joining efforts to go further
Responsibility means openness
Not always as we wish
No more school building
Still much to do
A parallel school system
What should the school language be?
A closer contact
Another Losar
Chu san, the third day of the year
Conclusion
Appendix:About Cordyceps Sinensis