'It's hard for me to speak about my family because I feel that they should be the ones telling that story,' activist Vanessa Na says. - NBCAsianAmerica
Growing up, activist Vanessa Na says the"model minority" stereotype caused displacement for her and her family, which caused them to stop talking about what it meant to be Cambodian Americans. But these days, Na is using her voice to raise awareness for the struggles that still exist among many Asian-American communities around her.
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