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I have just sat in an exam room, an invigilation exercise, and the Year 12 students were doing a paper linked by the theme of “Belonging”. Having taught Engish, long ago, for nine years, I read over the paper. Within it was an interview with you and it touched me. I have spent the last thirty years teaching students of Viet backgrounds, working closely with them on oral histories and helping them explore new identities. I knew I wanted to contact you, thank you for your honesty and wish you well in your explorations, with words and more. The search is of extreme importance.

Now I wonder how my newly arriving African community will respond in their new land.

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