A Different Pond Condition:Well Read They provided the intellectual tools

They provided the intellectual tools brought to bear on problems in philosophy

nourishing ingredients

The collection also contains an introduction by Alvin Tan

They can’t stand to break their friends’ hearts

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A Different Pond Condition:Well Read They provided the intellectual toolsAs a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. A successful catch meant a fed family. Between hope filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam.