She’s from Hong Kong, not China

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A Boston college student from Hong Kong felt pressured to identify herself not as a Hongkonger, but as Chinese. Frances Hue’s essay about her Hong Kong identity proved controversial. She talks about how others responded to her article and how she became a Hong Kong activist. 

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