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“It's nice to be a woman, and it's nice to be an Asian. But what's more important is what I can bring back to my district.” quote by Grace Meng — Download Open image

“It's nice to be a woman, and it's nice to be an Asian. But what's more important is what I can bring back to my district.”

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