It was the way that she could take these scenes and internalize them and express them in such a fierce way, with such focus and emotion.

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"It was nice to know that not only could I take care of (my family) out of what I grew in my garden, but I could take care of them really well, " she said.

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Hu would also take books from her family and hide them under her pillow until she could swap them with friends.

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She had them walk her through how to take the code they offered so she could embed widgets like a registration page and calendar on her own website.

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