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After reading the memoir, "Hello, My Name is" by Jason Kim and Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani both selections share the same theme, one must experience struggle in order to discover who they are in life.

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For example, Jason Kim experiences personal identify struggles being a Korean moving to American, he states, "I committed the two words sins a Korean son could possibly commit: I stopped speaking Korean and stopped eating Korean." While in the graphic novel, Priyanka's struggles didn''t necessarily come from being Indian in American, but wanting to know more about her Indian culture, "[feeling] it [would] help [her] understand," more about who she was and where she came from.

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In essence, both pieces help the audience understand that in order to truly experience what life is like from a different perspective, one must learn for themselves by either rejecting where their own culture first, or looking deeper into their culture to help them discover their true identify and where they belong in this world.

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After reading the memoir, "Hello, My Name is" by Jason Kim and Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani both selections share the same theme, one must experience struggle in order to discover who they are in life. For example, Jason Kim experiences personal identity struggles being a Korean moving to America, he states, "I committed the two worst sins a Korean son could possibly commit: I stopped speaking Korean and stopped eating Korean." While in the graphic novel, Priyanka's struggles didn''t necessarily come from being Indian in America, but wanting to know more about her Indian culture, "[feeling] it [would] help [her] understand," more about who she was and where she came from (80). In essence, both pieces help the audience understand that in order to truly experience what life is like from a different perspective, one must  learn for themselves by either rejecting  their own culture first, or looking deeper into their culture to help them discover their true identify and where they belong in this world.

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After reading both pieces, it is clear to see that people will struggle with there ethnicity and will have to struggle to then be able to fully embrace the person they want to be.  This resembles the theme of no matter how it may seem, there are always others in similar situations.

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After reading the memoir , "Hello My Name Is " by Jason Kim and the graphic novel Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani , both text share the common theme , one must experience struggle to discover who they are in life.

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After reading "hello my name is" and pashmina  i found that they share a common theme of being proud of your cultural backgrounds instead of being ashamed of them.

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After reading the memoir "Hello My Name is" by Jason Kim and the graphic novel Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani. I found out that Jason and Priyanka learned that trying to change themselves just because they don't think they will make friends because they're different doesn't matter they can be themselves and represent their culture.

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After reading the memoir, "Hello, My Name is" by Jason Kim and Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani both selections share the same theme, Don't try to change who you are and where you come from.

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After reading the memoir "Hello My Name is" by Jason Kim and Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani both share the common theme "don't try and change who you are or where you come from."

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after reading the memoir, "Hello, My Name Is" by Jason Kim and "Pashmina" by Nidhi Chanani both selections share the same theme one should not be embarrassed of there culture but embrace it.

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After reading "Hello my name is" which is a memoir by Jason Kim and the graphic novel Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani, both text shares the same theme and lesson about one should not be embarrassed of their culture but embrace it.

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Both characters felt the same emotions and feelings towards their race and who they are, In the book Pashmina which has Priyanka as the Main Character, she experienced bullying by her classmates because of the way she dressed, one told Priyanka "whatcha doing thrift store?" which was indicated to insult her clothes, she felt embarrassed after that.
On the other side, Jason which was the Main Character of the Memoir "Hello My Name Is", he felt some embarrassment when he moved to America from Korea, "I learn to hate being Asian, i wanted desperately more than anything to be white" he states on the memoir,

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After reading the memoir, "Hello, My Name is" by Jason Kim and Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani both selections share the same theme,which is one must struggle to find who they are.

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In the end, both helped the audience understand that no matter what the situation is, you gotta accept who you are, don't be embarrassed about it because without it, you wouldn't be you.

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After reading "Hello my name is" which is a memoir by Jason Kim and the graphic novel Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani, both text shares the same theme and lesson about one should not be embarrassed of their culture but embrace it.
Both characters felt the same emotions and feelings towards their race and who they are, In the book Pashmina which has Priyanka as the Main Character, she experienced bullying by her classmates because of the way she dressed, one told Priyanka "whatcha doing thrift store?" which was indicated to insult her clothes, she felt embarrassed after that.
On the other side, Jason which was the Main Character of the Memoir "Hello My Name Is", he felt some embarrassment when he moved to America from Korea, "I learn to hate being Asian, i wanted desperately more than anything to be white" he states on the memoir.
In the end, both helped the audience understand that no matter what the situation is, you gotta accept who you are, don't be embarrassed about it because without it, you wouldn't be you.

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After reading the memoir "Hello, My Name is" by Jason Kim, and Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani both pieces share the common theme of not changing who you are.

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After reading the memoir "Hello My Name is" by Jason Kim and Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani  both share the common theme "don't try and change who you are or where you come from." It shows them going from a hard time accepting their culture.  In 'Hello My Name is' Jason said "I learned to hate being Asian and i wanted desperately to be white' that shows him not wanting to accept his culture. In Pashmina, Prikyanka goes to school and people made fun of her someone even said "whatcha drawing thrift store." she started telling everyone to call her Pri. At the end of the story Pri says "You can call me Priyanka" and Jason says "Keep your name you don't have to change a thing." It show how both of them are having trouble accepting themselves and feeling embarrassed at times but they both end up becoming proud of where they came from and don't want to change anything about themselves.

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After reading the memoir " Hello My Name is" by Jason Kim and Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani both selections share the same theme, don't try to change who you are or where you came from.

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After reading the memoir, "Hello, my name is" by Jason Kim and the graphic novel "Pashmina" by Nidhi Chanani. Both share the common theme of "one should not be embarrassed of their culture but embrace it".

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For example Jason Kim says "I didn't have to be ashamed about being an Asian immigrant", after he realizes that people are interested in him. Likewise in Pashmina, during the end when she's at school and talking to her friend she says "you can call me Priyanka" instead of just Pri.

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The evidence in both pieces help the readers/society understand that in order to embrace you culture you must discover it.

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After reading the memoir, "Hello, my name is" by Jason Kim and the graphic novel "Pashmina" by Nidhi Chanani. Both share the common theme of "one should not be embarrassed of their culture but embrace it". For example Jason Kim says "I didn't have to be ashamed about being an Asian immigrant", after he realizes that people are interested in him. Likewise in Pashmina, during the end when she's at school and talking to her friend she says "you can call me Priyanka" instead of just Pri. The evidence in both pieces help the readers/society understand that in order to embrace you culture you must discover it.

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For example, Jason Kim experiences personal identity struggles being a Korean moving to America, he states "I learned to hate being Asian. I wanted desperately, more than anything to be white." While in the graphic novel, Priyanka's struggles didn't necessarily come from wanting to be white while being an Indian American, but wanting to learn more about her Indian culture. On page 160, Priyanka says "You can call me Priyanka."

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for instance, in the memoir "hello my name is ____ " Jason Kim talks about how he struggled with his personal identity after moving to America from Korea, he even goes as far as saying, "  I committed the two words sins a Korean son could possibly commit: I stopped speaking Korean and stopped eating Korean.". Conversely in the graphic novel "Pashmina" a teenage girl (priapic) didn't struggle with being from Indian living in American, but rather her not knowing a lot about her Indian culture. i think it is best said by her, "[I] feel like it will help me understand,".

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For example, Jason Kim says at the end of his memoir, "Keep your name, you don't have to change a thing." While at the end of Pashmina, Priyanka says "You can call me Priyanka." signifying that she has grown fond of her Indian heritage.

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for example  in pashmina  pryanka  gets bullied at school by a group of american girls "whatcha drawing thrift store" and in "hello my name is ' Jason Kim states "i learned to hate being Asian"

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Given that Jason Kim is going through insecurities with his identity as a Korean . He struggles trying to change himself , he states " At the dinner table , i commited the two worst sins that a Korean son could possibly commit: i stopped speaking Korean and i stopped eating Korean food." Similarly in the graphic novel , Priyanka's struggling with reality . She doesnt necessarily face cultural issues but she does go through a problem with trying to identify the person she is and where she came from , she sates " i feel like it will help me understand.' Meaning she wants to go to india because she feels she belongs there for a reason she doesnt even know herself.

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after reading the memoir, ''Hello my name is''by kim and the graphic novel ''pashmina by Nichi chanani.

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For example Jason Kim in the story he wanted to change his name to Jason and in the end of the story someone said "Keep you name you don't have to change a thing". In Pashmina she didn't wanted to be call by her real name, but at the end of the story she said "you can call me Priyanka".

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for example in page 3 of "hello my name is" Jason said "I looked in the mirror and said to myself you will always be asian. that thought made me cringe; now it makes me happy and deeply proud." Also in pashmina she always wanted people to call her pri but near the end on page 160 she says "you can call me Priyanka."

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Their surprise to finding out others were in similar struggles are seen in moments such as, "It was baffling...something I hated for so long about my self for so long", and "It's so different", these clearly show a misunderstanding of something they presumed about their culture.

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the provided evidence suggest that you should accept yourself for who you are instead of being ashamed about your differences.

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In essence, the evidence in both pieces urges the readers to not change who they are to please others or themselves, and to be proud of who they are.

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Both Jason and Priyanka experience the realization that things are not always what they seem to be, Priyanka realizing this on page 99 when she says "It's so different." referencing how India is not what it looks like when she has on her Pashmina. Jason realizes this on page three when he says "It was genuinely baffling to think that anyone could look at my very Korean face and feel a sense of connection, much less react in a positive way to the features I hated about myself for so long.

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After reading the memoir "Hello, My Name is" by Jason Kim, and Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani both pieces share the common theme of not changing who you are. For example, Jason Kim says at the end of his memoir, "Keep your name, you don't have to change a thing." While at the end of Pashmina, Priyanka says "You can call me Priyanka." (160) signifying that she has grown fond of her Indian heritage. In essence, the evidence in both pieces urges the readers to not change who they are to please others or themselves, and to be proud of who they are.

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i think it is important because being insecure about yourself makes everything worse in the long run. It leads you to make very stupid choices that will most likely effect you negatively in the long run

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In essence, both pieces persuade readers to not change who they are because they want to please others. Everyone is special in there own way.

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As a result both pieces help the readers understand that being affraid of who might judge you may hold you back from all the great things you may experience. To be happy with who you are because at the end of the day you'll always be you , so at least make the best out of it .

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After reading "hello my name is" and pashmina  i  found that they share a common theme of being proud of your cultural backgrounds instead of being ashamed of them.for example  in pashmina  pryanka  gets  bullied  at school by a group of american girls "whatcha  drawing thrift store" and in  "hello my name is '  Jason Kim states "i learned to hate being Asian'. The provided evidence suggest that  you should accept yourself for who you are instead of being ashamed about your differences.

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After reading the memoir, "Hello, My name is"  by Jason Kim, what is similar theme does this does this notification text share with the fictional graphic novel, Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani, the common theme is things are not always what they seem.

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The evidence in both pieces makes the reader understand that It's important to be who you are. You can't fully change so why take the time to be someone your not.It's not a bad thing to be who you are. People will make fun of you that's just how life is, but you have to be strong and be proud of where you came from and as soon as you exseped who you are you life will be a lot less stressful.

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After reading the memoir, "Hello, My Name is" by Jason Kim and "Pashmina" by Nidhi Chanani both selections share the same message, "Don't try to change who you are and where you come from." For example, Jason Kim experiences personal race struggles being a Korean moving to America, he states "I learned to hate being Asian. I wanted desperately, more than anything to be white." While in the graphic novel, Priyanka's struggles didn't necessarily come from wanting to be white while being an Indian American, but wanting to learn more about her Indian culture. Near the end of the book, Priyanka says "You can call me Priyanka."(160) In the end, both pieces persuade readers to not change who they are because they want to please others. Everyone is special in there own way.

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after reading the memoir, "Hello,  My Name Is" by Jason Kim and "Pashmina" by Nidhi Chanani both selections share the same theme one should not be embarrassed of there culture but embrace it. for example in page 3 of "hello my name is" Jason said "I looked in the mirror and said to myself you will always be asian. that thought made me cringe; now it makes me happy and deeply proud." Also in pashmina she always wanted people to call her pri but near the end on page 160 she says "you can call me Priyanka." i think it is important because being insecure about yourself makes everything worse in the long run. It leads you to make very stupid choices that will most likely effect you negatively in the long run

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The evidence here clearly shows how they have little understanding of the importance their culture has on them and how others can see them. It also shows how there are two sides to the coin, like when Priyanka sees India, and sees how it truly is. other points are how they arent the only ones who deal with these struggles to find cultural identities.

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After reading the memoir, "Hello, My Name is" by Jason Kim and Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani both selections share the same theme, one must experience struggle in order to discover who they are in life. Given that Jason Kim is going through insecurities with his identity as a Korean . He struggles trying to change himself , he states " At the dinner table , i commited the two worst sins that a Korean son could possibly commit: i stopped speaking Korean and i stopped eating Korean food." Similarly in the graphic novel , Priyanka's struggling with reality . She doesnt necessarily face cultural issues but she does go through a problem with trying to identify the person she is and where she came from , she sates " i feel like it will help me understand.' Meaning she wants to go to india because she feels she belongs there for a reason she doesnt even know herself. As a result both pieces help the readers understand that being affraid of who might judge you may hold you back from all the great things you may experience. To be happy with who you are because at the end of the day you'll always be you , so at least make the best out of it .

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For example, Jason stats close to the end of his memoir "At one point during my 20's, I took a long, dramatic look in the mirror and realized, You will be Korean for the rest of your life. As a teenager growing up in the Midwest, that thought made me. Now, it makes me happy and deeply proud."In Pashmina Priyanka says on page 160 " You can call me Priyanka."

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one should not be embarrassed of their culture or others In 'Hello My Name is' Jason said "I learned to hate being Asian and i wanted to be white so he does not want to be who he is.and in pashmina chang her name bc she was made frunt of her reaal name.

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It shows them going from a hard time accepting their culture.  In 'Hello My Name is' Jason said "I learned to hate being Asian and i wanted desperately to be white' that shows him not wanting to accept his culture. In Pashmina Prikyanka goes to school and everyone made fun of her someone even said "whatcha drawing thrift store." she started telling everyone to call her Pri. At the end of the story Pri says "You can call me Priyanka" and Jason says "Keep your name you don't have to change a thing." That shows both of them finally accepting.

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In the evidence I've given it proves to the reader that both Priyanka and Jason have a different idea of something than what it actually is, there for creating a conflict that will later be resolved with another realization.

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It show how both of them are having trouble accepting themselves and feeling embarrassed at times but they both end up becoming proud of where they came from and don't want to change anything about themselves.

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After reading both pieces, it is clear to see that people will struggle with there ethnicity and will have to struggle to then be able to fully embrace the person they want to be.  This resembles the theme of no matter how it may seem, there are always others in similar situations. Their surprise to finding out others were in similar struggles are seen in moments such as, "It was baffling...something I hated for so long about my self for so long", and "It's so different", these clearly show a misunderstanding of something they presumed about their culture. The evidence here clearly shows how they have little understanding of the importance their culture has on them and how others can see them. It also shows how there are two sides to the coin, like when Priyanka sees India and sees how it truly is. other points are how they aren’t the only ones who deal with these struggles to find cultural identities.

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After reading the memoir " Hello My Name is" by Jason Kim and Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani both selections share the same theme, don't try to change who you are or where you came from. For example Jason Kim in the story he wanted to change his name to Jason and in the end of the story someone said "Keep you name you don't have to change a thing". In Pashmina she didn't wanted to be call by her real name, but at the end of the story she said "you can call me Priyanka". The evidence in both pieces makes the reader understand that It's important to be who you are. You can't fully change so why take the time to be someone your not.It's not a bad thing to be who you are. People will make fun of you that's just how life is, but you have to be strong and be proud of where you came from and as soon as you exspres who you are you life will be a lot less stressful.

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After reading the memoir, "Hello, my name is" by Jason Kim and the graphic novel "Pashmina" by Nichi both share the same theme of embracing who you are.

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The evidence in both pieces help the readers/audience understand that in order to fit in and make friends is to just be yourself. For example in "Hello My Name is" Jason stats at the end of his memoir " And to see every third-grade teacher tell his or her students, "Keep your name. You don't have to change a thing"

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for example, Jason Kim said "i committed the two worst sins a Korean could possibly commit: I stopped speaking Korean and eating Korean food" which shows his personal identity struggles. Also in Pashmina, Priyanka really wanted to see India but she couldn't so she thought of what it looked like then she was disapointed when she say India in person

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Fundamentally, both stories help the readers understand tha

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After reading the memoir "Hello My Name is" by Jason Kim and the graphic novel Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani.  (The readers discover) that Jason and Priyanka learn that trying to change themselves just because they don't think they will make friends because they're different, doesn't matter they can be themselves and represent their culture. For example, Jason states the end of his memoir, "At one point during my 20's, I took a long, dramatic look in the mirror and realized, You will be Korean for the rest of your life. As a teenager growing up in the Midwest, that thought made me cringe. Now, it makes me happy and deeply proud." In Pashmina Priyanka says on page 160, "You can call me Priyanka." The evidence in both pieces help the audience understand that in order to fit in and make friends one needs to be themselves rather than trying to change the thing that make them unique.

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The evidence in both of these pieces suggests that you not change who you are and embrace where you came from and what you are interested in.

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After reading the memoir, "Hello, My name is"  by Jason Kim, and
the fictional graphic novel, Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani, the common theme is things are not always what they seem. Both Jason and Priyanka experience the realization that things are not always what they seem to be, Priyanka realizing this on page 99 when she says "It's so different." referencing how India is not what it looks like when she has on her Pashmina. Jason realizes this on page three when he says "It was genuinely baffling to think that anyone could look at my very Korean face and feel a sense of connection, much less react in a positive way to the features I hated about myself for so long. In the evidence I've given it proves to the reader that both Priyanka and Jason have a different idea of something than what it actually is, there for creating a conflict that will later be resolved with another realization.

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After reading the memoir, "Hello, my name is" by Jason Kim and the graphic novel "Pashmina" by Nichi both share the same theme of embracing who you are. For example, Jason Kim said "i committed the two worst sins a Korean could possibly commit: I stopped speaking Korean and eating Korean food" which shows his personal identity struggles. Also in Pashmina, Priyanka really wanted to see India but she couldn't so she thought of what it looked like then she was disappointed when she say India in person.The evidence in both of these pieces suggests that you not change who you are and embrace where you came from and what you are interested in.

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After reading the memoir " Hello my name is..." by Jason Kim and the graphic novel Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani both text share the common theme of things are not always what they appear. For example,  Jason Kim and Priyanka struggle with the fact that somethings are not what they seem.  Priyanka states that "I've never been anywhere like that. It was so sad." Priyanka remembers that when she put on the Pashmina it was beautiful in India ,but in reality it was different. On the other hand, Jason Kim always thought that his culture was rejected by other people ,but really many people were interested to learn about it. Close to the end of the memoir "Hello my name is..."  Jason Kim says that "I learned to hate every part of myself that felt foreign and strange." The evidence in both pieces helped the audience understand that sometimes seemingly negative experiences lead to incredibly good outcomes or vice versa.

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After reading the memoir "Hello My Name is" by Jason Kim and the graphic novel Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani. I found out that Jason and Priyanka learned that trying to cahnge themselves just because they don't think they will make friends because they're different doesn't matter they can be themselves and represent their culture. For example, Jason stats close to the end of his memoir "At one point during my 20's, I took a long, dramatic look in the mirror and realized, You will be Korean for the rest of your life. As a teenager growing up in the Midwest, that thought made me. Now, it makes me happy and deeply proud." In Pashmina Priyanka

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After reading the memoir, "Hello my name is" by Jason Kim and the graphic novel Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani , both texts share the common theme of Don't try to change who you are and where you come from. In the memoir Priyanka says "you can call me Priyanka"(160). In the graphic novel Jason Kim says "Keep your name. You don't have to change a thing"(3).The evidence in both pieces helps the audience understand that you should love yourself for who you are and to stay true to yourself.

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After reading the memoir, Hello, My Name is by Jason Kim and Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani both selections share the same theme, which is one must struggle to find who they are.
For instance, in the memoir hello my name is Jason Kim talks about how he struggled with his personal identity after moving to America from Korea, he even goes as far as saying, "  I committed the two words sins a Korean son could possibly commit: I stopped speaking Korean and stopped eating Korean.". Conversely in the graphic novel "Pashmina"  a teenage girl (priapic) didn't struggle with being from Indian living in American, but rather her not knowing a lot about  her Indian culture. i think it is best said by her, "[I] feel like it will help me understand,".
Fundamentally, both stories help the readers understand that if you want to find yourself you must have a little struggle. for Jason it was not fitting in while growing up, but for pashmina it was not knowing enough about a culture.