I Was Recently Diagnosed Chinese
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I Was Recently Diagnosed Chinese

I open TikTok and a new trend emerges.
She is wrapped in porcelain cups, red envelopes, and the smoke of incense.
She smells like garlic, ginger, matcha tea, and steamed apple.
She sounds like violins and pianos, like my Duolingo owl singing,
“wǒmen jīn shēng zhù dìng shì cāng sāng.”

I watch.
I smile.
I am slightly confused.

Since when did my race become a trend?

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