Last year on a whim, I applied to participate in a three-week intercultural conference between American and Japanese college students known as JASC.
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Very rarely do you hear or read of stories of the perseverance of Vietnamese men and women when the media focuses so much on what the US lost in the war. But for those who do want to share their stories, what medium is there for them to turn to?
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I had never met any of my relatives from the north prior to my trip, and being in their presence and hearing their stories made me realize just how far my family has come.
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It was through countless manga novels and anime episodes that I was introduced to the Tokyo cityscape, and ultimately, I sold myself on the idea of one day visiting the hometown of my fictional idols (after all, who wouldn't after watching them battle the forces of evil with the power of friendship and love?).
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