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I probably spent the first 20 years of my life wanting to be as American as possible. Through my 20s, and into my 30s, I began to become aware of how so much of my art and architecture has a decidedly Eastern character.
Maya Lin
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Maya Lin
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 5
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Athens
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Maya Ying Lin
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