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I Knew the Hollywood Version of My Parents’ Country. Returning There With Them Was Entirely Different.

By Tony Ho Tran · Slate · August 2025
I Knew the Hollywood Version of My Parents’ Country. Returning There With Them Was Entirely Different.
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"My dad was a soldier, a traitor, and a refugee. What would we find when we returned to the country he fled?"

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