Minor Tides. Being born into any family implies… | by Grace Ma | Cansbridge Fellowship | Medium
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Being born into any family implies being born in matters of history and practices that will unconsciously and explicitly shape who you are…
Being born into any family implies being born in matters of history and practices that will unconsciously and explicitly shape who you are as a person—we are not born in a vacuum, and depending on who you ask, that is either a benefit or a curse. With many young people ushered back home during this pandemic, some of us have likely had ample time to perform undramatic and dramatic introspections of how familial-cultural realities have influenced our growth and personality. I am no exception. After all, in the prairie suburbs, the only beings I see on a daily basis are my parents, my brother,…
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