"Growing up, my family was an enemy of the state. I have experienced more disappointment than joy, much more sad stories or desperate conditions."

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I have a funny story to tell about English and how I came to fall in love with the language. I was desperate to fit in and spoke English all the time. Trouble was, in my household it was a no-no to speak English because somehow it is disrespectful to call parents and grandparents "you" - impersonal pronouns are offensive in Vietnamese.

— Andrew Lam