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I probably spent the first 20 years of my life wanting to be as Am

I probably spent the first 20 years of my life wanting to be as American as possible. Through my 20s, and into my 30s, I began to become aware of how so much of my art and architecture has a decidedly Eastern character. – Maya Lin

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The definition of a modern approach to war is the acknowledgement of individual lives lost. – Maya Lin

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When I was very little, we would get letters from China, in Chinese, and they be censored. We were a very insular little family. – Maya Lin

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I really enjoyed hanging out with some of the teachers. This one chemistry teacher, she liked hanging out. I liked making explosives. We would stay after school and blow things up. – Maya Lin

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