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shruti
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“you were practical about money and unfamiliar with these strange american customs and traditions, but papa let us indulge in them because he knew what it was like to feel excluded.”
HAHAHA ok kinda flipped for me bc my mom’s the one that is the child of immigrants whereas my dad is the immigrant but wowza
— Aug 20, 2025 09:54AM
HAHAHA ok kinda flipped for me bc my mom’s the one that is the child of immigrants whereas my dad is the immigrant but wowza
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shruti
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"if even the boys who look like me don't want me, who will?" is literally so real and also i've heard this being the case across a lot of south asian girlies in america <3
— Aug 21, 2025 08:49AM
shruti
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wow i feel so seen. this is based on the author’s real life growing up indian-american in white as heck pennsylvania where her dad grew up in canada as a child of immigrants and married her mom who’s from india which caused her to have not the full child of immigrant experience but also never quite fully american.
— Aug 20, 2025 09:53AM
