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When I first came USA, I didn't feel this was my home. This was where I was studying, and then my home was now rejecting me.

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Amanda Schull
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: August 26
Actress
Ballet Dancer
Choreographer
Film Actor
Television Actor
Honolulu
Hawaii
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