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After I closed the water tap, I excused myself from the dining table and made my way upstairs to my childhood bedroom. I sat at the edge of my bed and began to recount my journey. I’m where I’m at today because I made a choice years ago. I made the choice to follow my passion and pursue a career that we’re not taught to realize is possible. But, how could we be taught to think that this is okay? Our parents are immigrants and had the hard life of creating the foundation for their lives and their children’s lives. They’ve been told to secure themselves so that Nice My First Home Was Awesome Thanks Dad Happy Father’s Day Shirt they can weather the storm of financial crises and natural disasters. They’ve been told that that is the only way.
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