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On the recordFebruary 23, 2021
For God's sake, my father, who put food on the table for 13 people every single day with a first-grade education, who worked sometimes two and three jobs to do so, was a proud, hardworking person.
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Donald McEachin
Virginia

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McEachin reflects on his father's hard work and challenges faced by immigrants.

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