...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson — Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
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...I am about eight years old when I first become aware of being other--foreign, outside, separate. Because this lesson comes from my own family, it resonates deeper and truer than playground taunts ever have.

— Soojung Jo, Ghost of Sangju
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