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The splendors of earth do not simply lie in their roles as human resources, supports of culture, or stimulators of experience.

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After twenty years and thirty stories, thirteen pieces were finally selected and the collection was born. So far, the blurbs from [authors] Maxine Hong Kingston, Gish Jen, Robert Olen Butler, Oscar Hijuelos and others, have been most encouraging.

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In non-fiction you have to stay true to historical events, be they personal or national.

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It's unfortunate that the country of immigrants has turned its back on immigrants. The atmosphere after 9
11 is toxic.

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As a Vietnamese refugee who became an American writer, I can tell you that you matter, that your sadness matters, the story of how you survived and triumphed matters. For every story that belongs to you, in time, belongs to America.

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Art is the lesser sister to medicine. It aims to heal.

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Precious things lost are transmutable. They refuse oblivion. They simply wait to be rendered into testimonies, into stories and songs.

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