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Phung Banh is a Vietnamese woman of Chinese descent who was raised to embrace the duality of her identity and celebrate other cultures aside from her own at a young age. She travelled halfway across the globe to pursue a liberal arts degree in the United States, where she was urged to explore and approach every situation with a wide lens and an open heart.