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Tina Chang

Born in 1969, Tina Chang was a finalist for an Asian American Literary Award from the Asian American Writers Workshop for her debut collection Half-Lit Houses...
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Postcard: "It is because I love you..."
by Tina Chang

YOUNG POET: It is because I love <3 you that I need to tell you that it will take you a long time to be a poet. Sometimes you will be poor. You may not be able to afford a hamburger. [<--BUN; <--MEAT] [WANT] It is okay. Listen to your most essential self and follow it. It is your destiny... [*** <--THE STARS] —Tina Chang

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