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Oct 4Liked by Jean Vengua

Another fascinating issue, Jean. My husband and I are going to see Ben&Ben in San Jose—can't wait!

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Thanks, Ver. Sounds like a fun night for you two!

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I forgot to mention that as a new immigrant (I was in my early twenties) I discovered the public library. One of the first books I borrowed over and over was “The Teachings of Don Juan.” The line that stuck with me was, “When faced with two paths, choose the one with a heart.”

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Thank you. The planes overhead!!

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Everything happens within a genre. It can’t be that bad: I tipped off one of our USC colleagues to a romance novel, which they enjoyed and added to their Asian American lit syllabus.

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It’s also Air Show season in San Diego. I work close to the Air Station and when the planes practice, every car alarm sounds off.

Can’t wait to hear more about your epistolary project.

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Thanks, Rachielle. Yes, it's that time of year . . . things get noisy around here. :-)

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