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I once read that every single pearl evolves from a central core- a fragment of a shell or fishbone, a grain of sand. To protect itself from that irritant, the oyster secretes multiple layers of nacre, which form a beautiful pearl. I think of this process when I think of my grandmother, whose na... Read more...
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Svetlana Kim is an international speaker, community advocate, spokesperson for the 2011 Macy's Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, bestselling author of White Pearl and I: A Memoir of a Political Refugee, and founder of Svetlana Kim LLC. White Pearl and I: A Memoir of a Political Refugee ch... Read more...