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Requiem for the Eldest Daughter
Story Contributor: Anonymous
A griot of Black American music shares her own story of hope and resilience in navigating family turmoil as a woman of Samoan and Black American heritage.
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“I really want those memories to stay with me. Places as sites of memory even if we don't have those people around us anymore, even if we create distance to where they don't exist in our lives anymore.”
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"It took years, it took well into our 20’s to finally decide that we had autonomy over our lives and to create distance. It took a lot of sacrifice because I feel like as a Sāmoan, once you break off from your parent, then you break off from all of your family if not most."
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