and han°s them on her 1 t f o smp e ore cedtime.
Photosbecomeagatewaytothepast.Theyforceustoconfront whowewere,whowe'vebecome,andwhowewillbe.Aphysical manifestationofhistory,shottoremember,butoftenlefttoforget.
Thisisthelasttryokay,allthisflashingisgivingmeaheadache.
BackthenI neverunderstoodwhoIwas. Iwasoftenmadefunofatschool. Forcedtoeat"worms"forlunch, withasideofrottenfruitsasasnack.
TotheotherkidsIwasanAlien myeyes. myaccent. myclothes. n1yfood.
Whatseemednormaltome,wasexotictothem. Onedaytheteacheraskedaboutourreligions, EveryonesaidtheybelievedinJesus.
Ididn'tknowwhothatwas, butforsomereasonIsaidIbelievedinhimtoo.
I neversteppedfootinachurch, becausemyfamilywasBuddhist. IwastoldagoodAmericanspeaksEnglish, notChinese IamVietnameseandFrench. Yet,Ionlyweartheskinofthecolonized. Myteacherpunishedmeforspeakingmylanguage soIlearnedaforeignoneandneverspokeVietagain. Click
