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Ali Hall's avatar

Oh June this is beautiful! So powerful. So poignant. So relateable to me on one level and yet I carry the privilege of white skin. I look forward to reading more from you here. So lovely to read your words again my lovely xx

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June Kirri's avatar

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Kim's avatar

This is so heartbreaking and beautiful and just I have no words.

You may have no friends in Germany but you have one cheering you on always from Canada

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June Kirri's avatar

Oh Kim, thank you. I was reading about Venezuelans who are self-deporting due to Trump and now I feel stupid writing about this. It's such a 1st world problem. I have a home. I'm privileged.

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Kim's avatar
May 26Edited

Your struggle isn’t less because others struggle differently or even more. What you went through is always valid

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Yana Bostongirl's avatar

I can relate - I grew up in South Africa - during apartheid where the racial lines were clearly delineated, being brown was neither here nor there. So we mainly stuck to our community. I guess I still don’t belong to one country or culture but more a mix of cultures - South Asian, African and American - now I tend to think it’s a good thing :)

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June Kirri's avatar

Hey Yana, I had no idea. So you're also a third culture kid 😊 yep, it's a good thing but, in my case, the childhood trauma is huge. Still working on it.

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