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I understood that without English I would never get far, so my dream was to become a receptionist, and so I started to learn English from watching 'Sesame Street.'

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Topics: Become Dream English Far Get Learn Never Sesame Sesame Street Started Street Understood Watching Without Would

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Of course I have the license to make up things, but I think a lot of what's written about China is misleading, and most Americans don't know much about China, in-depth, even though China is such a crucial business partner, rival, whatever.

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Topics: About American Business Business Partner China Course Crucial Even In-Depth Know License Lot Make Make Up Misleading Most Much Partner Rival Things Think Though Up Whatever Written I Think

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When I first came to America, you know, I would look at the newsstands and see the women on the magazine covers. I had never seen anyone smile the way these girls smile! It's like they have nothing to worry about!

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Topics: About America Anyone Came Covers First Girl Had Know Like Look Magazine Never Nothing See Seen Smile Way Women Worry Would You

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To be able to do art, it was a luxury to me.

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Topics: Able Art Luxury Me

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The self was a very strange concept to me until I came to America, and my child was born with that entitlement, and that just thrilled me.

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Topics: America Born Came Child Concept Entitlement Just Me Self Strange Thrilled Until Very I Came

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There are a lot of things that immigrants, especially Chinese-Americans, want to share with their children, but there are a lot of things they don't want to share.

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Topics: Children Immigrants Lot Share Things Want

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My goal was to do anything that would lead to a job. I know that writing would not lead to a job. It's too fancy for me. My biggest goal was to be an office receptionist, answer phones. I didn't expect to go beyond that.

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Topics: Answer Anything Beyond Biggest Expect Fancy Go Goal Job Know Lead Me Office Phones Too Would Writing

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When Chinese get together - what's buried stays buried. We don't even discuss our embarrassing early days struggling in Chicago.

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Topics: Buried Chicago Chinese Days Discuss Early Early Days Embarrassing Even Get Get Together Our Stays Struggling Together

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No matter how American I become, I'm considered part of the Chinese community by my own family.

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Topics: American Become Chinese Community Considered Family How Matter My Own Own Part

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There have been 50 or 60 books written about Empress Orchid, but none of them bothered to really examine the period in China when she lived. I was taught that she was evil; it's in all the textbooks.

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Topics: About Been Books Bothered China Evil Examine Lived None Period Really She Taught Textbooks Them Written

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Biography

Nationality: Chinese

Type: Athlete

Born: January 14th, 1957

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