by Thanh Thai
Within these pieces, I wanted to reflect on my journey as an immigrant high schooler as opposed to my time spent as a Vietnamese middle schooler. Ultimately, I aim to communicate that despite these two versions of me are “worlds apart,” in a way, I’m still a young girl who meanders in the bustling city of Saigon, armed with a bike that is slightly too big for me. And my heritage, despite being far away from my motherland, is an intrinsic quality to my identity.