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'The Mango Tree' is a memoir about growing up mixed-race Filipina in south Florida

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Reflections on Childhood Struggles with Violence and Loss

This chapter explores the author's tumultuous childhood marked by violence at home, reflecting on their abnormal family dynamics and the lasting impact of their father's mysterious death when they were young.

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