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To the Men Who Make Us Feel Inspiration and Loved

My dad was a very, very good man.

I know a lot of people say this about their father - but my dad, he was really something great.

My dad never got a formal education, but his intense desire to learn made him creative and cunning. Dad taught himself how to read by intently studying newspapers and books he found around his house when he was a child. He peered through the windows of classrooms, trying desperately to grasp the material on the chalkboard from his hidden spot outside. Nothing stopped my dad from learning and growing. Dad taught himself Teochew Chinese, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Vietnamese.

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My One & Only Lovely Dad

Have a happy father's day!

This year, father’s Day can be an emotional time of year because my dad is no longer with me. But whether you’re young, old, a parent, or childless, just because your father has passed away doesn’t mean you have to bury yourself under the covers and wait for the day to be over.

One of the best ways to grieve the loss of my father on Father’s Day is going to the cemetery. To remember my loving father, I foster warm memories and live the happy and joyful life my father expected me to live.

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