May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Over the past few years, as I’ve written more and more about my family, my friends, and their stories of leaving, moving, transitioning – translating – and growing, I’ve started realizing that culture isn’t an abstract noun. Culture is found on the deck of a refugee boat – the songs of a homeland – the memories of lost lives and lost loves – and the firm but tense bonds between generations. I offer this spoken word video in memory of those who came before: Their names, their stories, their journeys. Our history. A
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