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“If people would only listen to themselves, they would realize how naïve and ignorant they sound. Just because the term was created doesn’t mean it should be used.”

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“Xuan and I had decided to take a trip together in honor of our one-thousand-day anniversary. We ate Korean barbecue, shared a decadent cake, and then drove three and a half hours to Yosemite. I’d never heard of such an occasion. But in Seoul, where Ji-Hoon was born and raised, there was almost a monthly holiday devoted to romance. We wore similar out- fits, which Xuan said was common for couples in Asian countries. Three years was a big deal, especially when we didn’t know how many more we’d have.”

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“Hate pulls so much negative energy from the soul. I guess the saying is true; misery loves company.”

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“It is sad that this country is condemned by a generational curse of centuries and decades of hate. The pollution of hate will end when we speak the truth without everyone thinking the fingers are being pointed at them.”

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“WE CAN LEARN THE TRUTH ABOUT AMERICA’S HISTORY WITHOUT SPREADING HATE.”

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“When you look at me, what do you see? When you see me, you see a war of colors because that is what you were taught to see.”

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“My stomach twisted. I felt an ache inside me grow in anger. Prejudice and hatred were poisonous and all-consuming, spreading like a cancer every day.”

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“My generation and the generations after are the only way to heal America’s open wounds of hate.”

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“You are wounded with colorism. You try to define me by my color, but I am not easily defined. You see color. However, what is color? It's man-made. If you want to see ‘color’—to each its own.”

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“You tried to water down my blackness. And you question my whiteness. I guess because America chose for me with the one-drop rule. I am told since I am biracial, I am invalid. How is that?”

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“I am told since I am biracial, I am invalid. How is that?”

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