"The 'Strangers'" by Xia Lin ('18)

My family moved to the United States, but I always missed how peaceful and joyful the village I grew up in was, and wished that one day I could go back to join them. Six years passed, and I finally had a chance this summer to go back to visit with my entire family. I was so excited.

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The Warmest Embrace by Bixia Chen ('18)

When I was eight years old, my mother and father suddenly left me behind. I did not even have time to react. And I just stood there, like a wooden figure, until their hazy silhouettes got farther and farther away from me. I started to run in the direction where they had gone.

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