This audio documentary was recorded during a roundtable, "Political Asylum and the Provision of Expertise: Professional and Personal Considerations" which took place during the 2014 Himalayan Studies Conference at Yale University. Dr. Kathleen Gallagher, International Relations Professor at St. Mary's University-San Antonio, TX reflects on the asylum seeking process for Nepali Refugees and coordinates how her experience compares to others working in the same/similar field.