Ganbei Fall 2020 Nostalgia
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CHAPTER 1
rules he describes to me in dialect
accented Mandarin. My parents
lead me around the stadiums for the
2008 Olympics and take my picture
in front of the Great Wall; they lay
out a tantalizing lunar new year’s
dinner on our plain wood dinner
table—dumplings, plump shiitake
mushrooms, egg drop soup, steamed
fish, savored for a fleeting evening
before another regular school
day. The new year celebration in my
family is never the most elaborate—
just food, quiet relaxation, and three
quiet wishes for a better year—
but it is something, and it is home.
This is home. ■
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