Hana's Stereotypes

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Hana is a teenager who grew up in Akron, Ohio. She was quite different from other teenagers around her, while other students in her high school wanted to study Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, she was different, in all sorts of ways. She loved acting and singing since she was a little girl who first watched, The Sound of Music. She was intrigued by Julie Andrew on how she act and expectedly the notes that Julie could sing. Hana attended a high school prep medical school. The only reason of why she attended this school was because both of her parents was never able to attend college or high school and wanted her to succeed in life. Growing up as an Asian she was different from the other kids. While they were outside enjoying their

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