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Canh Khổ Qua

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Vietnam, 1953: the last of the rain/ has settled. a rainbow/ begins to form as i/ go out to grab some/ groceries. the produce/ man smiles and waves/ as i head home./ metal against wood./ burning embers./ boiling broth./ and just like that:/ dinner is served.

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“Canh Khổ Qua” was originally written in Diane Wong’s Fall 2019 Interdisciplinary Seminar, “Black Power, Yellow Peril: Towards a Politics of Afro-Asian Solidarity.” The illustrations are by Tyler Nguyen.

 
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