My immigration story - Tan Le
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how can I speak in 10 minutes about the
how can I speak in 10 minutes about the
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bonds of women over three
bonds of women over three
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generations about how the astonishing
generations about how the astonishing
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strength of those bonds took hold in the
strength of those bonds took hold in the
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life of a 4-year-old girl huddled with
life of a 4-year-old girl huddled with
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her young sister
her young sister
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her mother and her grandmother for five
her mother and her grandmother for five
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days and nights in a small boat in the
days and nights in a small boat in the
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China Sea more than 30 years
China Sea more than 30 years
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ago bond that took hold in the life of
ago bond that took hold in the life of
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that small girl and never let
that small girl and never let
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go that small girl now living in San
go that small girl now living in San
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Francisco and speaking to you
Francisco and speaking to you
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today this is not a finished story it is
today this is not a finished story it is
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a jigsaw puzzle still being put
a jigsaw puzzle still being put
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together let me tell you about some of
together let me tell you about some of
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the pieces
the pieces
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imagine the first piece a man burning
imagine the first piece a man burning
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his life's work he is a poet a playright
his life's work he is a poet a playright
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a man whose whole life had been balanced
a man whose whole life had been balanced
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on the single hope of his country's
on the single hope of his country's
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unity and
unity and
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freedom imagine him as the Communists
freedom imagine him as the Communists
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enter Saigon confronting the fact that
enter Saigon confronting the fact that
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his life had been a complete waste words
his life had been a complete waste words
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for so long his friends now mocked him
for so long his friends now mocked him
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he retreated into
he retreated into
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silence he died broken by history
silence he died broken by history
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he is my
he is my
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grandfather I never knew him in real
grandfather I never knew him in real
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life but our lives are much more than
life but our lives are much more than
our
our
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memories my grandmother never let me
memories my grandmother never let me
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forget his life my duty was not to allow
forget his life my duty was not to allow
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it to have been in vain and my lesson
it to have been in vain and my lesson
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was to learn that yes history tried to
was to learn that yes history tried to
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crush us but we
crush us but we
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endured the next piece of the jigsaw is
endured the next piece of the jigsaw is
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of a boat in the early Dawn slipping
of a boat in the early Dawn slipping
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silently out to
silently out to
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seea my mother ma was 18 when her father
seea my mother ma was 18 when her father
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died already in an arranged marriage
died already in an arranged marriage
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already with two small
already with two small
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girls for her life had distilled itself
girls for her life had distilled itself
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into one task The Escape of her family
into one task The Escape of her family
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and a new life in
and a new life in
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Australia it was inconceivable to her
Australia it was inconceivable to her
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that she would not
that she would not
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succeed so after a 4 years Saga that
succeed so after a 4 years Saga that
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defies fiction a boat slipped out to sea
defies fiction a boat slipped out to sea
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disguised as a fishing vessel
disguised as a fishing vessel
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all the adults knew the
all the adults knew the
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risks the greatest fear was of pirates
risks the greatest fear was of pirates
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rape and
rape and
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death like most adults on the boat my
death like most adults on the boat my
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mother carried a small bottle of
mother carried a small bottle of
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poison if we were captured first my
poison if we were captured first my
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sister and I then she and my grandmother
sister and I then she and my grandmother
would
would
would
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drink my first memories are from the
drink my first memories are from the
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boat the steady bead of the engine the
boat the steady bead of the engine the
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bow dipping into each wave the vast and
bow dipping into each wave the vast and
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empty Horizon
empty Horizon
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I don't remember the Pirates Who Came
I don't remember the Pirates Who Came
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many times but were bluffed by the
many times but were bluffed by the
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bravado of the men on our boat or the
bravado of the men on our boat or the
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engine dying and failing to start for 6
engine dying and failing to start for 6
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hours but I do remember the lights on
hours but I do remember the lights on
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the oil rig off the Malaysian coast and
the oil rig off the Malaysian coast and
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the young man who collapsed and died the
the young man who collapsed and died the
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journeys end too much for
journeys end too much for
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him and the first Apple I tasted given
him and the first Apple I tasted given
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to me by the men on the rig no apple has
to me by the men on the rig no apple has
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same after 3 months in a refugee camp we
same after 3 months in a refugee camp we
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landed in Melbourne and the next piece
landed in Melbourne and the next piece
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of the jigsaw is about four women across
of the jigsaw is about four women across
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three generations shaping a new life
three generations shaping a new life
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together we settled in foots gray a
together we settled in foots gray a
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workingclass suburb whose demographic is
workingclass suburb whose demographic is
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layers of
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immigrants unlike the settled middle
immigrants unlike the settled middle
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class suburbs whose existence I was
class suburbs whose existence I was
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oblivious of there was no sense of
oblivious of there was no sense of
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entitlement in foots gray the smell from
entitlement in foots gray the smell from
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shop doors were from the rest of the
shop doors were from the rest of the
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world and the Snippets of halting
world and the Snippets of halting
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English were exchanged between people
English were exchanged between people
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who had one thing in common they were
who had one thing in common they were
starting
starting
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again my mother worked on farms then on
again my mother worked on farms then on
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a car assembly line working six days
a car assembly line working six days
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double
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shifts somehow she found time to study
shifts somehow she found time to study
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English and gain it
English and gain it
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qualifications we were
qualifications we were
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poor all the dollars were allocated an
poor all the dollars were allocated an
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extra tuition in English and Mathematics
extra tuition in English and Mathematics
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was budgeted for regardless of what
was budgeted for regardless of what
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missed
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out which was usually new clothes they
out which was usually new clothes they
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were always
were always
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secondhand two pairs of stockings for
secondhand two pairs of stockings for
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school each to hide the holes in the
school each to hide the holes in the
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other a school uniform down to the
other a school uniform down to the
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ankles because it had to last for six
ankles because it had to last for six
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years and there were rare but searing
years and there were rare but searing
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chants of slid ey and the occasional
chants of slid ey and the occasional
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graffiti Asian go
graffiti Asian go
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home go home to
home go home to
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wear something stiffened inside me there
wear something stiffened inside me there
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was a gathering of resolve and a quiet
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voice saying I will bypass
voice saying I will bypass
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you my mother my sister and I slept in
you my mother my sister and I slept in
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the same
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bed my mother was exhausted each night
bed my mother was exhausted each night
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but we told one another about our day
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grandmother around the
grandmother around the
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house my mother suffered from nightmares
house my mother suffered from nightmares
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all about the
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boat and my job was to stay awake until
boat and my job was to stay awake until
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she opened a computer store then studied
she opened a computer store then studied
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to be a beautician and opened another
to be a beautician and opened another
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stories about men who could not make the
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transition angry and inflexible and
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troubled children caught between two
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worlds grants and sponsors were sought
worlds grants and sponsors were sought
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centers were
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established I lived in parallel worlds
established I lived in parallel worlds
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in one I was the classic Asian student
in one I was the classic Asian student
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Relentless in the demands I made on
Relentless in the demands I made on
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in the other I was in mesed in lives
in the other I was in mesed in lives
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that were precarious tragically scarred
that were precarious tragically scarred
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by violence drug abuse and
by violence drug abuse and
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isolation but so many over the years
isolation but so many over the years
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were helped and for that work when I was
were helped and for that work when I was
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a final year law student I was chosen as
a final year law student I was chosen as
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the young Australian of the year and it
the young Australian of the year and it
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was catapulted from one piece of the
was catapulted from one piece of the
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jigsaw to another and their edges didn't
jigsaw to another and their edges didn't
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was now tanly Refugee and social
was now tanly Refugee and social
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activist invited to speak in venues she
activist invited to speak in venues she
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had never heard of and into homes whose
had never heard of and into homes whose
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existence she could never have
existence she could never have
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imagined I didn't know the protocols I
imagined I didn't know the protocols I
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cutlery I didn't know how to talk about
cutlery I didn't know how to talk about
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wine I didn't know how to talk about
wine I didn't know how to talk about
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anything I wanted to retreat to the
anything I wanted to retreat to the
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routines and comfort of life in an
routines and comfort of life in an
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unsung suburb a grandmother a mother and
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two daughters ending each day as they
two daughters ending each day as they
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had for almost 20 years telling another
had for almost 20 years telling another
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the story of their day and falling
the story of their day and falling
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asleep the three of us still in the same
asleep the three of us still in the same
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bed I told my mother I couldn't do
bed I told my mother I couldn't do
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it she reminded me that I was now the
it she reminded me that I was now the
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same age she had been when we boarded
same age she had been when we boarded
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boat no had never been an
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option just do it she said and don't be
option just do it she said and don't be
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what you're
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not so I spoke out on youth unemployment
not so I spoke out on youth unemployment
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and education and the neglect of the
and education and the neglect of the
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disenfranchised and the more candidly I
disenfranchised and the more candidly I
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spoke the more I was asked to
spoke the more I was asked to
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speak I met people from all walks of
speak I met people from all walks of
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life so many of them doing the thing
life so many of them doing the thing
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they loved living on the frontiers of
they loved living on the frontiers of
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possibility and even though I finished
possibility and even though I finished
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my degree I realized I could not settle
my degree I realized I could not settle
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into a career in law there had to be
into a career in law there had to be
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another piece of the
another piece of the
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jigsaw and I realized at the same time
jigsaw and I realized at the same time
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that it is okay to be an outsider a
that it is okay to be an outsider a
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recent arrival
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new on the scene and not just okay but
new on the scene and not just okay but
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something to be thankful for perhaps a
something to be thankful for perhaps a
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gift from the boat because being an
gift from the boat because being an
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Insider can so easily mean collapsing
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the horizons can so easily mean
the horizons can so easily mean
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accepting the presumptions of your
accepting the presumptions of your
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Province I had stepped outside my
Province I had stepped outside my
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comfort zone enough now to know that yes
comfort zone enough now to know that yes
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the world does fall apart but not in the
the world does fall apart but not in the
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way that you fear possibilities that
way that you fear possibilities that
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would not have been allowed were
would not have been allowed were
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outrageously encouraged
outrageously encouraged
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there was an energy there an implacable
there was an energy there an implacable
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optimism a strange mixture of humility
optimism a strange mixture of humility
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daring so I followed my hunches I
daring so I followed my hunches I
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gathered around me a small team of
gathered around me a small team of
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people for whom the label it can't be
people for whom the label it can't be
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done was an irresistible
done was an irresistible
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challenge for a year we were penniless
challenge for a year we were penniless
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at the end of each day I made a huge pot
at the end of each day I made a huge pot
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of soup which we all
of soup which we all
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shared we worked well into each night
shared we worked well into each night
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most of our ideas were crazy but a few
most of our ideas were crazy but a few
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were brilliant and we broke
were brilliant and we broke
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through I made the decision to move to
through I made the decision to move to
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the US after only one trip my hunches
the US after only one trip my hunches
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again 3 months later I had relocated and
again 3 months later I had relocated and
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the adventure has
the adventure has
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continued before I close though let me
continued before I close though let me
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tell you about my
tell you about my
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grandmother she grew up at a time when
grandmother she grew up at a time when
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Confucianism was the social norm and the
Confucianism was the social norm and the
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local Mandarin was the person who
local Mandarin was the person who
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mattered life hadn't changed for
mattered life hadn't changed for
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centuries her father died soon after she
centuries her father died soon after she
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born her mother raised her
born her mother raised her
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alone at 17 she became the second wife
alone at 17 she became the second wife
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of a mandarin whose mother beat
of a mandarin whose mother beat
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her with no support from her husband she
her with no support from her husband she
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caused a sensation by taking him to
caused a sensation by taking him to
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court and Prosecuting her own case and a
court and Prosecuting her own case and a
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wrong I was taking a shower in a hotel
wrong I was taking a shower in a hotel
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room in Sydney the moment she died 600
room in Sydney the moment she died 600
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miles away in
miles away in
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Melbourne I looked through the shower
Melbourne I looked through the shower
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screen and saw her standing on the other
screen and saw her standing on the other
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side I knew she had come to say
side I knew she had come to say
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goodbye my mother phoned minutes
goodbye my mother phoned minutes
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later a few days later we went to a
later a few days later we went to a
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Buddhist temple in foots gray and sat
Buddhist temple in foots gray and sat
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around her
around her
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casket we told her stories and assured
casket we told her stories and assured
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her that we were still with
her that we were still with
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her at midnight the monk came and told
her at midnight the monk came and told
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us he had to close the
us he had to close the
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casket my mother asked us to feel her
casket my mother asked us to feel her
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hand she asked the monk why is it that
hand she asked the monk why is it that
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her hand is so warm and the rest of her
her hand is so warm and the rest of her
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is so
is so
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cold because you have been holding it
cold because you have been holding it
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since this morning he said you have not
since this morning he said you have not
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go if there is a sen in our family it
go if there is a sen in our family it
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runs through the
runs through the
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women given who we were and how life had
women given who we were and how life had
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shaped us we can now see that the men
shaped us we can now see that the men
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that might have come into our lives
that might have come into our lives
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would have thwarted us defeat would have
would have thwarted us defeat would have
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come too
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easily now I would like to have my own
easily now I would like to have my own
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children and I wonder about the
children and I wonder about the
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boat who could ever wish it on their
boat who could ever wish it on their
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own yet I am afraid of privilege of ease
own yet I am afraid of privilege of ease
of
of
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entitlement can I give them a bow in
entitlement can I give them a bow in
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their life lives dipping bravely into
their life lives dipping bravely into
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each wave the unperturbed and steady
each wave the unperturbed and steady
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beat of the
beat of the
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engine the vast Horizon that guarantees
engine the vast Horizon that guarantees
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nothing I don't know but if I could give
nothing I don't know but if I could give
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it and still see them safely through I
it and still see them safely through I
would
would
would
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and also con's Conan's mother is here
and also con's Conan's mother is here
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