天’’’詩
Poems of Angel Island

 

        19’’中葉’’’’’’’’’中國移民’’’’’裏’’們’’’參’’中部太平’’路’’’’’種族偏見’’’’’導’’’’’方’’’排華’’’雖’’’種族’視’’’中有’’’’’’’’’排華情緒還’’成’1882’華’排斥’’’’’該’’’止’’數華’移民’’’

       儘管有限’’’’’’’1910’’1940’成’’’’華’仍源源不’’’’’國’’們首’’’’’部’’’斯’’’’舊’’’天’’’天’’’’個’關’’’’’中國’日本’批’境’移民’及’’’等’離境’’’’’’有’’’’’’木’棚’’牆’’’詩’’’’’’關’飄’’’’’’’’’’’生’’’’’

       ’’’’首詩中’“’’”’’’話對’國’稱’’’它’’斑斕’國’’

    ’’之國最’’’

    湊足’纏’’’’

    風’’簸’月’’

    ’今身陷’獄’’

    擡’望見奧’蘭’

    ’’’’荷’’’

    饑’’’難’’’

    聊’數’’心曲’

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 I used to admire the land of the Flowery Flag
      as a country of abundance.
I immediately raised money and started my
      journey.
For over a month, I have experienced enough
      winds and waves.
Now on an extended sojourn in jail, I am
      subject to the ordeals of prison life.
I look up and see Oakland so close by.
I wish to go back to my motherland to carry
      the farmer's hoe.
Discontent fills my belly and it is difficult for
      me to sleep.
I just write these few lines to express what is
      on my mind.
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