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You see for me, america is an idea. it is a stage for transformation. i felt when i came to iowa city from calcutta that suddenly i could be a new person . . . what america offers me is romanticism and hope . . . suddenly, i found myself in a country where
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You See For Me, America Is An

Bharati Mukherjee
You see for me, america is an idea. it is a stage for transformation. i felt when i came to iowa city from calcutta that suddenly i could be a new person . . . what america offers me is romanticism and hope . . . suddenly, i found myself in a country where
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