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Hoang Samuelson

Hoang Samuelson is a writer, editor and storyteller based in Portland, Oregon. She’s a regular contributor to BooknBrunch.com and The Takeout. She’s also been published in Oregon Humanities magazine, Roxane Gay's newsletter, The Audacity, Food52, The Kitchn, and more. When she’s not volunteering with literary and educational nonprofits in her hometown, you can find her working on her first novel and spending time with her family.

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Mixed Love: A Friendship That Changed Everything

Writer Hoang Samuelson on the summer she learned to roller skate, and the girl who taught her about being an American