What Is The Faith That Influenced My Personal Identity

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The faith that has most influenced my life was accepting who I am. I was born to Vietnamese parents; however, I did not believe myself as Vietnamese. I always pretended to be Japanese because I did not want to be different from my Japanese friends. I learned Vietnamese from my father since I was a child, and my parents always communicate with me in Vietnamese. Literally, I did not prefer to speak in Vietnamese, especially in public, because I cared about what others think of my family. Also, I am Catholic, but most Japanese do not belong to any religions. When I realized that I did not have many commons with Japanese, I tried to hide my identity to everyone.

I revealed myself to others when I started attending middle school. I needed to introduce

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