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wo pages from Miriam Wei Wei Lo’s grandmother’s autograph book. One featuring a quote from Nehru (written in Chinese). The other a message from the grandmother’s then-future husband (written in Chinese).

Artefact: My Cantonese Grandmother’s Autograph Book

Miriam Wei Wei Lo, Zou Mat Je, Spring 2021

This autograph book: a metaphor for things I long for – everyone forgiven and forgiving, every story heard, page after page after page.

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