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Tropic of Orange

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Karen Tei Yamashita
Karen Tei Yamashita

Karen Tei Yamashita is an American writer known for her unique identity and life experiences. Born on January 8, 1951, she is of Japanese descent and her works often focus on issues of race, gender, and identity. more

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“He lived in sight of both worlds, but he looked toward the unknown. And he was a scholar.... You can still live on that shimmering line between your old thinking and your new understanding, always in a state of learning. In the figurative sense, this is a border that is always moving-- as you advance forward in your studies and realizations, that mysterious forest of the unknown always stays a few feet ahead of you, so you have to travel light in order to keep following it. You have to stay mobile, movable, supple.”

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