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Missing Faces
- Ava Chin was shocked to find no Chinese faces in her American history textbook's Transcontinental Railroad photo.
- This omission inspired her to become a writer and tell untold stories.
Historical Fictions
- Official historical records often contain fictions, fabrications, and omissions.
- Ava Chin discovered this while researching her family history, finding inconsistencies between records and oral traditions.
Paper Identities
- Ava Chin's grandfather used a "paper name," a false identity to circumvent the Chinese Exclusion Act.
- His real uncle became his "paper father," creating a fictional family history in official documents.