“After spending nearly all the first year of my life in my birthplace, camp Khao-I-Dang, I spent the next 17 years in Goderich, Ontario. The wide-open spaces of forest, roads and lake shaped my identity, made me feel free to eat, sleep and try new things.” Y-Dang Troeung writes. Y-Dang was assistant professor of English at the University of British Columbia. She passed away in November 2022, after completing the final draft of her extraordinary memoir, Landbridge. This article is part of a Tyee Presents initiative. Tyee Presents is the special sponsored content section within The Tyee where we highlight contests, events and other initiatives that are either put on by us or by our select partners. Published Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023.

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