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Vietnam

This was where the author was born.

California

This was where the author and her parents and siblings lived in the U.S.

Bangladesh

This was a place where the author went to volunteer her time one summer in college. Later she met a woman from that country who was going to the same hospital she was for cancer treatment.

UCLA Santa Monica Hospital

This was where the author had her first surgery to remove her cancer.

The Garfield Medical Center

This was where the author went to the ER when she became seriously ill while she was attending a wedding. It was not a good place for the author’s condition.

Fishing Boat

This was the means of transportation that the Yip family took to travel to Hong Kong on their way to the U.S.

UCLA Los Angeles Hospital

This was where the author gained...

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