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Zoe Lerdworatawee


Zoe Lerdworatawee is a senior who will be graduating from Westview High School and matriculating to the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign in the fall to study Computer Science. She is especially fascinated with immersing herself in different cultures. In her spare time she enjoys baking, visiting mochi stores, playing piano, and learning new languages. 

Updated June 2023


Stories from This Author

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10th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
Ba-chan

June 9, 2023 • Zoe Lerdworatawee

When I was in elementary, it was just me, my baa-chan, and my mom in a cramped, but comfortable apartment in Lttle Tokyo. Every morning, I'd wake to the sound of rice boiling in a pot, vegetables being diced for a lunch side dish, the shrill whistle of a kettle that was full of o-cha, and the quick, flustered steps of my mom who was about to be late for work. I'd linger on the futon for a bit before …

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