like our HISTORY,
our LANGUAGE was lost–
but it wasn’t your fault.
The push to FORGET was
too strong for
anyone to handle;
you only hoped to remain
whole in places that
sought to tear you
apart, subtly,
yet full
of American rage and
fury. Embittered by
our past, I scorned you.But truly–I
know–it wasn’t your fault.
our LANGUAGE was lost–
but it wasn’t your fault.
The push to FORGET was
too strong for
anyone to handle;
you only hoped to remain
whole in places that
sought to tear you
apart, subtly,
yet full
of American rage and
fury. Embittered by
our past, I scorned you.But truly–I
know–it wasn’t your fault.
The Asian American Resource Center 