163: What if you grew up in a violent gang?
This Is Actually Happening
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4.6 • 9.9K Ratings
🗓️ 6 October 2020
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
“Any sense of identity no matter how fake was better than no sense of identity, yet if I don’t have a sense of identity, then who am I as a person?”
Producer: Whit Missildine
Episode Summary: After tragedy strikes a Vietnamese refugee family, a young man finds his new home in a violent gang, forever marking his life path through acts of destruction and redemption.
Today’s episode featured Quan Huynh. You can read more about Quan’s story in his memoir, Sparrow in the Razorwire - www.sparrowintherazorwire.com. You can also find out more about Quan and
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Content/Trigger Warnings: murder, gang violence, death, incarceration, explicit language
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| 0:48.1 | It was terrifying because I realized any sense of identity, no matter how fake, was better |
| 0:57.5 | than no sense of identity. |
| 0:59.4 | Yet, if I don't have a sense of identity, if I don't have this crutch that I'm comfortable |
| 1:03.8 | with to lean on, then who am I as a person? |
| 1:07.8 | Like, who am I? |
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| 1:21.1 | A presentation of the audio podcast, this is actually happening. |
| 1:33.0 | Episode 163. |
| 1:36.6 | What if you grew up in a violent gang? |
| 1:38.8 | Hi, I'm Sarah Hagi, co-host of OneDri's podcast, Scample Insers. |
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