We have crossed continents and oceans

To a place we have never imagined 

Curiosity to meet the new world

Anxiousness to what we have left behind

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With strength of a storm

And weight of a mountain

We say our goodbyes

And pack our life in small boxes

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In hopes for a greater life

We work day and night 

Adapting to new culture

Holding on to old traditions

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We give our knowledge, sweat, and humanity

For the position we have clearly earned

Nevertheless, we are questioned every day,

Leaving us undermined

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While many find comfort bridging the two lands

Some say the new nation feels home 

And some are lost on a deserted island

The emptiness haunts us every day

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Regardless, we wake up stronger

In hopes to give our children something more

The drive fuels us every day

And someday we won’t doubt why we left our homeland