STORY OF US 250 years of America

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Story #12 of 250

Rebecca F. Kuang

Worcester, Massachusetts · Author

“Diaspora identity often starts with rejection and moves, slowly, toward reclamation and celebration.”

First-generation AmericanArtist / creative

Story #17 of 250

Xiang Xiang

New York, New York

“You can respect your parents' sacrifices without letting that respect become a cage around your own life.”

First-generation American