Pieces of me
or pieces of a nation
I am served up in a banquet
the flesh of my forefathers
my heritage?
I am Chinese
I am Vietnamese
I am Mongol
Am I indigenous to this land?
Who am I?
What will happen to my children?
Nguyễn Duy Mạnh
(in my mind.)
Art: Jessica Hong.
Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm, the blogger, poet, and translator, was born in 1971 in Phu Nhuan, Saigon, Vietnam. The pharmacist currently lives and works in Western Sydney, Australia.
Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm 
Some really relevant questions raised here about identity!
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❤❤❤ hello, from sunny Sydney, Australia. 🥰
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Hello and have a great day!
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The life long question few ever realise, and so they fight on…at war with themselves.
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Yes, and in the process becomes the source of strength, inspiration and compassion. 🥰
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