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Pary

8/2/2016

 
“My mom came here from Cambodia through Catholic Charities, and I was born here, so I’m a first generation American and a true Memphian. Being first generation is hard because you’re kind of in the middle. You’re trying to grow up, but at the same time having to do a lot of things for your parents because they don’t speak English. My aunt came to the United States before my mom, so her English is pretty good. She was always around when I was growing up and helped me a lot. She was like a second mom. We didn’t cook together or do things like that, but she was a storyteller. We used to hang out at her house, and she’d tell me stories about what is was like for her growing up in Cambodia and what it was like coming here. I’m definitely going to pass those stories on to the next generation.”
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