'The Best Possible Experiences' captures immigrant experience through short stories
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The Immigrant's New Etiquette
There's a story called The Immigrant where you describe the new etiquette that many immigrants have to learn, like wearing deodorant and not eating with your hands in public. How much does that story reflect your own surprise at what you encountered when you arrived in the US? "I had heard about the toilet paper thing, but I had actually never held a roll of toilet paper in my hand before"
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