My so-called privilege was being born the eldest of a family of 5, took an a paper route at age 10, and then took on another one at age 15 when my father passed away. Worked the routes year round and mowed lawns and worked at Woolworth's in the summer. There were many people of different ethnicities in my government subsidized housing project, some who worked like dogs and others who laid around and did nothing. So I am grateful for the fact that I was given the opportunity to decide whether to sit on my butt, or get off it. I had no more or less opportunity than my neighbors - although I can say that no one could out work the Wong family with 6 kids....even my dad who worked the post office 5 1/2 days a week and washed dishes in a restaurant on weekends.
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