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The context is simple, in a speech, I am talking about how I grew up with
Japan on my mind.

I am familiar with `について` and `と思います`, yet i am not entirely sure about the
usage here. In English, I'd say the following:

> I grew up
>
> I am thinking about Japan

The Japanese translation of the two would be:

> 私は育ちました
>
> 私は日本のことを思っています

Correct? Now what grammar is used to connect the two?
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How to say "I grew up thinking about X"?
If you connect the two sentence like 私は育ちました and 私は日本のことを思っています, you can say
私は日本のことを(いつも or 常に)思いながら育ちました.

You can use "～ながら", it means "with" and "while".
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