Unlearning a Language
The American Dream was out of reach for my immigrant family
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6 min readMay 28, 2019
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“What are you doing, habibti?” she asked, confusion growing into concern. I had been humming a quiet tune to myself and paused without looking up.
“I’m breaking the dolls’ heads,” I replied.
My mother tried to force a laugh, but her voice betrayed her. “Why?”