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We came over when I was 8 from Taiwan. That was my life: going to school, working at the restaurant, playing basketball.

- Justin Lin
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We came over when I was 8 from Taiwan. That was my life: going to school, working at the restaurant, playing basketball.

We came over when I was 8 from Taiwan. That was my life: going to school, working at the restaurant, playing basketball.

We came over when I was 8 from Taiwan. That was my life: going to school, working at the restaurant, playing basketball.

We came over when I was 8 from Taiwan. That was my life: going to school, working at the restaurant, playing basketball.

We came over when I was 8 from Taiwan. That was my life: going to school, working at the restaurant, playing basketball.

We came over when I was 8 from Taiwan. That was my life: going to school, working at the restaurant, playing basketball.

We came over when I was 8 from Taiwan. That was my life: going to school, working at the restaurant, playing basketball.

We came over when I was 8 from Taiwan. That was my life: going to school, working at the restaurant, playing basketball.

We came over when I was 8 from Taiwan. That was my life: going to school, working at the restaurant, playing basketball.

We came over when I was 8 from Taiwan. That was my life: going to school, working at the restaurant, playing basketball.

We came over when I was 8 from Taiwan. That was my life: going to school, working at the restaurant, playing basketball.

We came over when I was 8 from Taiwan. That was my life: going to school, working at the restaurant, playing basketball.

We came over when I was 8 from Taiwan. That was my life: going to school, working at the restaurant, playing basketball.

We came over when I was 8 from Taiwan. That was my life: going to school, working at the restaurant, playing basketball.

We came over when I was 8 from Taiwan. That was my life: going to school, working at the restaurant, playing basketball.