![[My mother is] a half-Chinese, half-Jamaican woman, who grew up the ninth of nine kids, getting a law degree from Harvard. Academically brilliant, but also incredibly strong-willed and ethical. My mother was like that, my sister is, and my wife is too.](/assets/img/quote-photos/my-mother-is-a-half-chinese-half-jamaican-woman-who-grew-up-the-ninth-of-nine.jpg)
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