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1. Huntington Library and Gardens (in Pasadena, CA)
2. Archdiocese of Los Angeles (the Catholic Church of Los Angeles)
3. Girl's State
4. Homeboy Industries (Boyle Heights, CA)
5. The 1984 Olympics (held in Los Angeles)
6. My mother (with me at the Huntington Library below!)
7. My older sister (we played school)
8. Learning video games at my public library you got to play for FREE on the brand new Apple 2E computers donated by a new little-known company called Apple Computers (Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? & Oregon Trail)
10. Public library (summer reading program where reading got you free pizza points!)
11. S.E. Hinton
12. Weekly piano lessons with Mrs. Crider
13. Dr. Williams (favorite undergraduate professor)

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1. My brother's Godfather, Lambros (told us stories & sang traditional Greek songs)

2. Playing Scrabble as a kid

3. Being translator for my immigrant parents, brother (before he learned English), and grandmother

4. basketball (coach gave us notebooks to learn plays)

5. Practicing my French when we would visit family in Montreal

6. Greek School (church)

7. Greek Mythology (giant book I read over and over)

8. Dr. Paul Goldstene (college)

9. Human Services 45 (an elective course where we tutored lementary school kids in reading)

10. Used to play 'school' with my neighbor, who was 1 year older than me. I was the student and she was the teacher (learned years later I was doing her homework)

11. Sesame Street & The Electric Company on Saturday mornings

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My grandfather's almanac

Full House (Thing before Fuller House)

Hollywood movie series on Friday nights (in Japan)

Essay writing contests (many Japanese school children participated in these as part of school curricula)

Friends from home

UCSB

My child's Spanish-English bilingual school

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-2 Grandmothers (pictured below at my college graduation) and their full journals and bookshelves
-being the only child meant being included in conversations as a peer, not a child
-community conversations
-Judy Blume
-Dr. Betsy Watson
-Jody Woodbury (HS English teacher) and Carl Woodbury (HS Gov't teacher)
-Thomas, my grandmother's Siamese cat (aka my best student)
-Reading Rainbow
-Sweet Valley High

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Eye exams.
Watching older sister record herself reading books.
First grade reading circles.
Moving to Australia in 6th grade and mispronouncing words when reading aloud in class.

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1. My pre-K teacher

2. My old therapists

3. My friends

4. My old tablet (had Kindle and would dabble in reading)

5. Reading circles

6. PBS channel

7. UC Davis

8. Movies I watched with subtitles

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1. My older brother

2. College Board

3. Kumon

4. Academic Pentathlon

5. Academic Decathlon

6. Margaret Troke Library (in Stockton, CA)

7. PBS

8. Rio Calaveras Elementary School

9. My AP English Language & AP English Literature Teacher

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1. Parents

They created a strong reading atmosphere for me since I was young, provided rich book resources, and encouraged me to write diaries and express my own ideas. My parents' words and deeds made me understand the power of words and cultivated my love for reading and writing.

2. School library

The library not only provides a large number of books and learning materials, but also regularly holds reading activities and writing workshops, which stimulates my interest and creativity. This has become an important place for me to concentrate on learning, thinking and communication.

3. Chinese teacher

My Chinese teacher patiently guides writing skills in class and encourages critical thinking and independent expression. The feedback and encouragement from teachers help me continuously improve my writing level and enhance my confidence.

4. Classmates and writing groups

The writing group formed with classmates provides a platform for mutual criticism and communication. By sharing each other's works, I learned to examine words from different perspectives and improve the depth and breadth of writing.

5. Online resources

The various writing tutorials, model essays and forums on the Internet have also greatly expanded my writing horizons. Online resources help me get in touch with more writing styles and techniques, and promote self-study and self-improvement.

6. Writers’ Lectures

Participating in writers’ lectures has enabled me to have a deeper understanding of the art and connotation of writing. Their sharing of experience has inspired me to persist in writing and pursue a higher level of literary expression.

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1. My Parents

2. Carter(My online friend who helped with revision and gave me crucial feedback)

3. Sacramento Public Library

4. Step siblings

5. Mrs. Brewer(AP Lit)

6. Suits(TV Show)

7. Video games(scramble and other fun ones)

8. Mr.Ron( GEAR UP Advisor)

9. Translator( I translate for my parents who don't understand English that well, because of the language barrier)

10. School friends

11. Richard (an online friend who kept me sane)

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1. My Parents

2. School Library

3. The Harry Potter Series (Ignited my passion for reading and storytelling)

4. My Older Brother (Helped me in assignments)

5. My Best Friend (We shared stories and Books)

6. My High School English Teacher (Helped me improve my skills in writing)

7. J.K. Rowling (Her works inspired me)

8. Vidoe games (Oregon Trail game helped me learn problem-solving and reading as fun)

9. Public Library Summer Reading program

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1. My dad answers all my questions (he's very knowledgable)

2. My sister

3. Gilmore Girls

4. Hamilton the musical

5. My AP English Language teacher my sophomore year of high school

6. Education Connection commercial advertisement on tv

7. The book My Body by Emily Ratajkowski

8. My best friend Maddie who reads a lot (books and news)

9. Grey's Anatomy

10. The Great Gatsby

11. The book Where the Crawdad's Sing by Delia Owens

12. Ms. Kunes (My statistics teacher my senior year of high school)

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1. The Harry Potter Series

When I first read the novel, I was deeply attracted. The novel made me enjoy reading.

2. My parents

3. My primary Chinese teacher.

She gave us an assignment to read one book every week.

4. UWP classes in UCDavis.

I learned how to annotate and read texts.

5. A poetry exchange activity with students in rural areas

When I received their responses, I felt the power of writing.

6. My cousins

7. Public library

Before high school, I always went to the public library with my friends to read newly published books.

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1. My parents

2. My teachers in the school

3. My teachers outside the school, such as my piano teacher. As there are some Italian terms showing to make us think about in what ways we need to use to express the whole piece of music.)

4. Online resources

5. There are singers who are not only music composers but also skilled lyricists. By taking my favorite singer, Steve Chou, as an example, I really love a song called Qing Hua. I really love how he expresses frustration indirectly; instead, he describes a specific view that encourages listeners to logically infer and emotionally connect with similar feelings.

6. Contests: Academic Decathlon and so on.

7. Library

8. Best friends

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1. My parent

2. My English teacher

3. My sisters

4. My Friends

5. Netflix series/movie (home)

6. My cousin

7. Social Media

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1. my senior yearenglish teacher

2. reading all the articles at UCD

3. writing essays throughout high school

4. going to learn guitar

5. cinco ranch public library

6. the great gatsby book

7. harry potter

8. grandma

9. parents

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1. My parents

They brought lots of books in my desk give me a good opportunity to accumulate the knowledge.

2. College

As an international student gradually improve the learning skills.

3. My roommate

I'm luck to have a kind America roommate she taught me some colloquial language.

4. My friends

They give me a good atmosphere for learning and insist the tough things.

5. My professor

The most important to improve my academic knowledge and have professional proposal.

6. Social media

In my free time the various material mostly from facebook or other plat form, it greatly expand my horizon.

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1. My parents

2. Social Media

3. My elementary school counselor

4. My brother

5. Playing Bananagrams

6. Speaking Spanish with my family

7. My first-year roommates

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1. Parents

2. Television

3. Rancho Rosal Elementary School

4. Cartoon Network

5. The Magic School Bus

6. English Essays throughout school

7. Grandparents

8. Social Media

9. My friends

10. Church

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1. My parents

2. My high school debate teacher

3. Being a translator for my parents when we travelled to Australia.

4. My younger sister (we discussed a lot about literacy)

5. my first-year college roommate (he was enthusiastic and told me a lot about the local culture)

6. all UWP instructors in UC Davis

7. English movies with subtitles

8. Peer advisors in the writing center in UC Davis.

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1. My senior year highschool English teacher.

2. Palos Verdes Library

3. UC Davis

4. My friends

5. My parents

6. Movies

7. Grammarly

8. Internet

9. Lord Of the Flies

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1. My parents

2. UCD

3. Dr. Andrew(My English teacher in high school)

4. My friend

5. Shixi Shen(A Chinese writer who used to give a lecture in our school.)

6. Pingwa Jia(A Chinese writer who used to give a lecture in our school.)

7. Library

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1. Inglewood Public Library

2. My aunts

3. Qubo

4. Mr. Howard (would take us on trips to the library often)

5. Movies

6. Social Media

7. Video Games

8. Youtube (video essays)

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1 My mother

2 My middle school Chinese teacher

3 My primary English teacher

4 My cousin

5 My ACT writing teacher

6My girlfriend

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School and parent are both my literacy sponsor as well. But Xun Lu, a Modern Chinese Literary scholar, exist in the most of my memory about literacy. We read and studied his article since we turn into our fourth year in primary school. Xun Lu used to be a doctor. But then he realized, and made a choice to work on literature, because of the darkness of society that he lived under. He wanted to save this country, and even claimed that "Learning of Medicine would not save our country".

In his articles, he mostly describe and criticize the darkness of humanity and society. People live in that era were crazy, clouded and desperate; They were willing to do anything to survive, just like hell. Xun Lu could not bear to watch people "eating" each other. Thus he chose to work on literature, try to rescue them from the hell.

He taught me to be thoughtful and justice. What ever time and era we live right now, we can not stop thinking; Otherwise, it is us, we will be the next victims of ignorance.

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1. My mom

2. My older brother

3. UC Davis

4. Social Media

5. My tutor

6. My counselor

7. College advisor

8. PBS

9. Subtitles

10. Mr Beall (my english teacher)

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1. My parents – They read me picture books when I was little. My favorites is Les P'tites Poules.

2. Mythologies from around the world – Sparked my early fascination with language, symbolism, and culture.

3. Harry Potter series – Gave my imagination wings. Made me believe that words could build entire worlds to escape into.

4. The Chronicles of Narnia – Another foundational series that expanded my creative thinking and belief in the power of language to shape inner landscapes.

5. Historical literature – I started reading long historical books at a young age, which taught me to focus, reflect, and appreciate the past as a mirror.

6. On the Road by Jack Kerouac – I discovered it in middle school, fell in love with the emotional rawness of the Beat Generation, and began journaling my own feelings and thoughts.

7. TOEFL writing training – helped me develop a strong sense of structure and efficiency in writing.

8. Academic writing classes at UC Davis – Helped me rebuild my confidence in writing and understand writing as a process, not just a product.

9. Poems of Allen Ginsberg – Found it in the campus library when I was on the edge of burnout. It reminded me why I loved writing in the first place.

10. City Lights Bookstore (San Francisco) – A spiritual spot for me. I go there during breaks, and every visit feels like a small pilgrimage.

11. My personal journals – A private space where I explore my feelings and creativity freely.

12. College writing assignments – Challenging but transformative. They pushed me to think critically and write deeply.

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1. My parents

2. English teachers

3. High school counselor

4. My best friends

5. My sisters

6. YouTube

7. Media

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1. My parents

2. My teachers

3. My friends

4. UC Davis

5. Social Media

6. Grammarly

7. Internet

8. Movies

9. TV shows

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1. My mom. She always told me to read more books when I was a kid

2. My middle school English teacher. She encouraged me to keep a reading journal and helped me improve my grammar.

3. UC Davis UWP class. This is where I really started to understand how to write better.

4. Websites like Grammarly. Helped me fix my grammar and gave suggestions while writing.

5. Social media. I read short articles and opinions that helped me learn more vocabulary.

6. My tutor. She gave me feedback on how to organize my ideas.

7. Anime subtitles. I read a lot of English subtitles, made my reading speed faster.

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1. My mom

2. My Nonnie (mom's mom)

3. My step mom

4. The Covina Library

5. My sousin bella

6. My peers in reading competitions

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1. My mom (taught me most of my Chinese)

2. My dad (taught me copious amounts of computer language and I might still only understand a fraction)

3. Chinese school, where I attended for 5 years

4. Hayden, an online friend, that would send me links to different wikis on games we would entertain

5. Watching Ninjago

6. Reading Harry Potter, 10/10 read

7. Corvallis-Benton county Library

8. A reading club I used to attend and teach

9. My writing tutor in early elementary school that taught me how to write essays

10. Unfortunately the endless scroll instagram provides

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1. Family

2. My mothers store

3. Tires (tv show)

4. Cartoon network

5. Boys and Girls Club

6. Bass Guitar

7. Music in general

8. Cats or cute fluffy animals

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1. My high school writing teacher[Sophia]

2. Friends from library[we always read and write things together in library]

3. UCD

4. TED speaking. I watch that video every week and inspired me a lot.

5. TV program

6. UWP assignments[let me have more ideas]

7. TOEFL writing. [help me to develop a good writing basic]

8. My advisor. She helps me how to solve problems and frame my plan.

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1. My parents: They always brought me new novels when they were free in my childhood.

2. Friend from home

3. Yong Jin(Novel author)

4. Animations

5. UCDavis

6. My high school literacy teacher

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1. My local sienna library.

2. reddit(fun reading)

3. git hub( for reading code)

4. Pinterest( for fation and trendy reading)

5. j.k Rowling

6. Chinmaya mission

7. Literotica

8. chat gpt story maker( subscribed)

9. Myon (for audio reading medicine readings)

10. linkedln( serious career and accolade related reading)

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1: my parents

2: my high school

3:maybe my goverment support

because in my country Primary school and

Junior High school are totally free

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1. The internet

2. Young-adult fiction books (mainly sci-fi and fantasy)

3. My english and history teachers

4. My old friends

5. My dad

6. My mom and grandparents (they taught me chinese)