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Northshore October 2025
Mai Kim Le and her teenage daughter have lived very different lives. As a small child, Le and her family came to the United States as refugees from Vietnam. Le moved around the country as a child, and faced poverty, racism, and cultural isolation. Her daughter lives comfortably in affluent Brookline and attends private school. So when COVID-19 hit, and Le’s daughter struggled with the isolation and stress of pandemic life, it was sometimes hard for mother and daughter to connect. Le decided it was time to share her story—her entire story—with her daughter as a way to build a bridge between them.  “I didn’t know how to com
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