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Neither here nor there — Lily Digital

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This year, I’ve spent more time over there than I have ever had before.

This year, I’ve spent more time over there than I have ever had before. As a child, my concept of Asia came through family stories, folk tales, and video games. Through family and friends, I learned about 2,000 years of conflict between Vietnam and China and a decade of brutal civil war between the North and South - the war that pushed my family to leave Vietnam for America. I learned about the climate in places I’ve never been and the traditions of festivals I’ve never witnessed. I grew up a world away from my heritage, in a sleepy California truck-stop town, Pokemon plushies in tow. I dreamt

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