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I believe a . P . I in the military is 

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really important because we're all from 

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different backgrounds and it's really 

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nice to be able to be recognized as an 

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asian american pacific islander and 

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work together with so many different 

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backgrounds and just either relate to 

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them or if not we bring our cultures 

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together and we learn about each other 

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and I feel it makes us a lot stronger 

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as a whole and were able to get our 

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mission done . I'm from the island of 

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Taiwan came to the US in 2000 and 12 . 

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I was adopted at age of 10 . It's a 

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pleasure to be able to join and serve 

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in the Air Force . Not everybody like 

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me get to do things like this . So it's 

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an honor ap I month is a , it's just a 

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reminder for me to recognize my culture 

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and reflect on my culture and those 

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that came before me . I believe api 

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representation in the military brings 

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additional perspectives that make our 

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service more well rounded and aligns us 

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closer to representation of what the 

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United States of America is . I'm from 

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the big island of Hawaii . I'm very 

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proud to be a pacific islander because 

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I feel that I'm able to share my 

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Manadel which is my knowledge as well 

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as share all the aloha that I can give 

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to everyone that I meet in the military 

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mahalo