If we imagine characters, can we cause them to appear in th… - Maxine Hong Kingston

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If we imagine characters, can we cause them to appear in the real world? What if I could strongly write peace, I can cause an end to war.

Maxine Hong Kingston

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Maxine Hong Kingston (born October 27, 1940) is a Chinese American author and Professor Emerita at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Birth Name: Maxine Ting Ting Hong

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If we imagine characters, can we cause them to appear in the real world? What if I could strongly write peace, I can cause an end to war. - Maxine Hong Kingston

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