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Finalist: 9-12 year olds

Daniel Lee My grandma

Age 9

9-12 year olds

This is a picture of my grandma in her kitchen. I call her Lao Lao, which means ‘maternal grandmother’ in Chinese. Whenever I think of her, I think about all the yummy food that she has cooked for me. She makes lots of dumplings because that way I get to eat lots of veggies. She also teaches me how to fold dumplings. When she makes the dough for the dumpling wrappers, I like to grab some and play with it. Even though she is almost 80 years old, she still works hard and cooks for our family. I love my lao lao.