It was during a school trip to the Art Gallery of NSW that I realized I was not white.

Aged eight, rough and _________ like any child travelling to an exciting place miles away from their own home, I was seriously reminded by a teacher to _________ in one place. To ensure this happened, and that I did not escape to a closed-off exhibition area_________when her eyes turned elsewhere, she forced me to hold the hand of a quiet, modest girl in my class, the typical teacher's_________.

Already feeling incredibly self-conscious, the moment took a_________ for the worse when a fellow classmate eyed our _________ hands. With a finger pointing _________ towards us, he said, “God, I can see her hand turning _________ already.”

That night I came home and cried in the shower. My own secret purchase of a Dove beauty bar _________to wash off the thick layer of dark grime(污点） onto my skin. For the first time I was forced to confront the vast__________ between who I thought I was and who I actually was.

Race proceeded to become something I__________ with all throughout adolescence. In stories like these, the climax comes during __________, the most important period of my education. To an extent, that was true.

While race is the source of many of our struggles, it is also the __________ of our characteristics, dearest stories, and most __________ people. We have come to understand life better from our race. As people coming from an ethno-cultural(种族文化的） minority, our race informs, but does not single- handedly __________,who we are.

My daughter had overbought food over the last few months. Her food storeroom was _______, and she wasn’t sure she would be able to eat all the food. So she asked me to donate some _______ food to the local charity. I was happy to do that and _______ it over. I even bought some more food to give along with hers.

I was moved when her donation was _______. The lack of donations plus the high price of food had _______ the charity, and the shelves needed every donation to fill. We were _______ over and over. I said it was just a piece of cake. Then my mind went back to another time when we were the ones in _______.

At that time, our _______ was very tight. My job _______ paid the rent. My next pay was a week away, and we didn’t have enough ________ to last till the next week. So we went to a food store. I was playing with our ________ outside when I saw my wife ________ a box of food. I was worried and nervous. I had never expected to seek ________ like that before. I just hoped there would be enough food so our little children wouldn’t be ________. My heart was filled with ________ when my wife finally walked out with that box, saying, “The food is all free of charge.” Then I silently prayed for all good people who had given it.

Now, I want to say, “Take your place in the world. Never be afraid to give a gift of love.”

The bond between mother and daughter is irreplaceable. One of the most famous women scientists of the 20th century, Marie Curie, worked _______ her daughter Irene in the field of radioactivity（放射性）, each of them _______ earning their own Nobel Prize. Today, there are more _______ mother-and-daughter pairs showing what happens when _______ works together.

In April 2020, Dr. Cynthia Kudji and her daughter Dr. Jasmine Kudji have become the first mother and daughter to _______ from the medical school at the same time and be placed in the same hospital. Cynthia Kudji put her dream of becoming a _______ on hold when she became pregnant at 23. She worked as a nurse for almost a decade _________ making the decision to attend the medical school at the University of Medicine and Health Sciences. _______, her daughter Jasmine attended Louisiana State University School of medicine.

At first, it was _______ for them to live and study so far apart from one another. “I thought initially it was hard because my mom and I had always been really ________ so I had to get used to the ________,” Dr. Jasmine Kudji explains to Afro Tech. Although the experience was difficult, it also had ________ results. “Sometimes people struggle to find someone who ________ their struggles, so for that person to be my mom was extremely helpful,” she adds.

After years apart, both Cynthia and her daughter earned their M. D. degree. Then on “Match Day” when recent med school graduates ________ the results of their residency (高级专科住院生实习期) applications, Cynthia and Jasmine learned that they were ________ in the same hospital.

This pair of mother and daughter proves that family can do anything together.