As a child of Taiwanese immigrants, one thing I grew up learning was that boundaries were a sign I was becoming too American or too individualistic. Why wouldn’t I share everything with my family? Why wouldn’t I go to my family members for all my needs? It was a part of respecting my elders to take on whatever comments, scoldings, or backhanded encourag…
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