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It terrified me to have an idea that was solely mine to be no longer a part of my mind, but totally public.

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Maya Lin
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 5
Architect
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Land Artist
Landscape Architect
Printmaker
Sculptor
Athens
Ohio
Maya Ying Lin
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Some of your teachers are actually closer in age to you than you think.
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My parents are both college professors, and it made me want to question authority, standards and traditions.
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