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Romina Tammi Tello Lobato has different worlds coexisting inside her: Peruvian and American cultures, artistry and analytics. When she moved to the U.S from Peru, she mostly aspired to advance her academic studies. She did not anticipate that Pittsburgh would fully embrace her as an artist. Read more in first-person essay in English ([link removed]) and Spanish ([link removed]) .
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