▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁They ▁both ▁died ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁she ▁was ▁five , ▁leaving ▁her ▁an ▁or phan . ▁" As ▁an ▁or phan , ▁something ▁I ▁learned ▁was ▁that ▁I ▁could ▁never ▁take ▁love ▁for ▁granted , ▁so ▁I ▁would ▁act ively ▁build ▁it ," ▁she ▁told ▁Hello G igg les ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁As g har ' s ▁identity ▁as ▁an ▁or phan ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁theme ▁in ▁her ▁work , ▁her ▁poem ▁" How ' d ▁Your ▁Par ents ▁Die ▁Again ?" ▁opens ▁with ▁the ▁lines : ▁ ▁Again ? ▁As ▁though ▁I ▁told ▁you ▁how ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁Every one ▁always ▁tries ▁to ▁the ft , ▁bring ▁them ▁back ▁out ▁the ▁grave . ▁In ▁her ▁poem ▁" Super ▁Or phan ," ▁As g har ▁once ▁again ▁expl ores ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁their ▁absence . ▁ ▁W oke ▁up , ▁parents ▁still ▁ ▁dead . ▁Out side , ▁the ▁leaves ▁ya wn , ▁ ▁re - ch rist en ▁themselves ▁as ▁spring . ▁ ▁After ▁high ▁school ▁As g har ▁attended ▁Brown ▁University , ▁where ▁she ▁major ed ▁in ▁International ▁Rel ations ▁and ▁Afr icana ▁Studies . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁she ▁was ▁in ▁college ▁that ▁As g har ▁learned ▁about ▁how ▁the ▁Part ition ▁of ▁India ▁had ▁deeply ▁impact ed ▁her ▁family . ▁Her ▁uncle ▁described ▁how ▁the ▁family ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁leave ▁K ash mir ▁for ▁L ah ore ▁and ▁told ▁her ▁about ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁being