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From the Coast of Vietnam to Cedar Rapids: Jessica's Story
The following piece is broken up into two columns. Part One is Jessica’s story written by me and Part Two is “My Great Escape,” the harrowing story of…
Sep 24
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Jane Nguyen
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August 2023
The Stage - A Place to Shine
Since my younger son, Carsten was born, he hasn’t stopped moving. Even as a baby, he was not content to sit still. He hated the baby swing or being left…
Aug 28
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Jane Nguyen
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Lost Island
A hidden gem in Waterloo
Aug 2
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Jane Nguyen
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July 2023
A Day at Arnold's Park
Fun for the old and the young
Jul 24
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Jane Nguyen
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Summer Camp - My son's "happy place"
I spent my summers at Camp Foster YMCA on Spirit Lake as a child. Each summer from the time I was seven to fourteen years old, my time in Okoboji was…
Jul 11
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Jane Nguyen
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June 2023
Opening the door to denial
Coming face to face with my identity in 1993
Jun 23
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Jane Nguyen
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May 2023
20th annual CelebrAsian - Jewels of Asia
A newfound perspective in 2023
May 29
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Jane Nguyen
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Show Me the Way
Through the Eyes of a Refugee Child
May 4
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Jane Nguyen
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March 2023
A Long Journey to a Global Classroom
In my childhood home on Terrace Drive in Carroll, Iowa, I had a playroom in the basement. I had a play kitchen, doll beds, dress-up clothes, and wooden…
Mar 20
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Jane Nguyen
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February 2023
The Classic Question: What do you want to be when you grow up?
As an elementary student in the 80s, I was fascinated by my teachers. I would carefully study their every move in the classroom. They always appeared to…
Feb 26
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Jane Nguyen
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January 2023
From South Korea to Iowa; a lavish life left behind to chase the American Dream
As a little girl, in Busan, South Korea, Le Wang loved pretty dresses. Her father, Hou Shiang Wang, owned an upscale restaurant on the very top floor of…
Jan 23
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Jane Nguyen
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Asian in the 80s - a glorious time of innocence, a time of great ignorance
Growing up in West Central Iowa, I thought I knew who I was. I had lived in the same town since I was four. I was Jane, a girl with lots of friends, who…
Jan 11
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Jane Nguyen
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