Finally Seen

by Kelly Yang

Ever since the pandemic, it’s been such a tough battle getting them to read,” the librarian says.

“Let me explain something to you,” Mom says. “We’re immigrants, which means if there’s ever a choice between something easy and something hard, we pick the something hard.”

A professor of mine once told me a mistake is progress you can’t see. Every time you make a mistake, you’re learning. You’re growing. And if you want to find a new path, you’ve got to be willing to make lots of mistakes.”

wish I could borrow someone else’s mouth—for just a minute.

I feel my whole body relax at being understood. A great book says all the words for you that you’ve been holding in, all sewn up inside.

That’s what’s great about this country—it’s constantly a work in progress.