Can slang culture even impact an immigrant teen at all?
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Marion Rai
(she/her) Mentee
Marion Rai is a high school junior and an author of realistic fiction. Her short stories often feature communities in her home country of Nepal and look at issues of gender, culture and the spiritual/religious belief system. In 2021, she won third place in the LILAC Writing Contest for short stories and is an editor for Polyphony Magazine. She enjoys playing basketball and skateboarding.
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Artist‘s Statement
Marion Rai is a rising junior and an avid reader and writer of poetry and occasionally, prose. Her writing often feature gender and cultural issues, though now she’s experimenting with incorporating metaphysical elements into it as well. She has been recognized by Scholastic Art and Writing and the Long Island Language and Arts Council. She hopes you’re having a good day!
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I am my mother’s daughter
An immigrant anthem.