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Personal Narrative: My Asian Culture
My Asian culture has been extremely dear to me in my heart almost all my life. Not only am I bound to it by tradition, but I feel a strong connection to it. Ever since I was young whenever my grandma decided to visit us in America, she would always tell us to stay proud of our culture and to never forget our roots. Ever since her death, I took her words to heart and was fortunate to have found a great Asian community at the university that I came to adore. This community offers a safe, welcoming environment for Asian-Americans to express their cultures and not be judged. Looking back at a specific time in my life last year when I was on the verge of all of my schoolwork, and extracurricular activities, a friend and also the former executive
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