Tess Gerritsen - Throughout most of my life, I've tried to downplay my Chinese heritage because ...

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Throughout most of my life, I've tried to downplay my Chinese heritage because I wanted so much to be an American. I was the only Asian kid in my elementary school, and I longed to be like everyone else. I insisted on American food; I was embarrassed by my mother's poor English.

Tess Gerritsen

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Im Laufe meines Lebens habe ich versucht, mein chinesisches Erbe herunterzuspielen, weil ich unbedingt Amerikaner sein wollte. Ich war das einzige asiatische Kind in meiner Grundschule und sehnte mich danach, wie alle anderen auch zu sein. Ich bestand auf amerikanischem Essen. Mir war das schlechte Englisch meiner Mutter peinlich.

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