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Let me tell you in a mulan-esque Soliloquy of me staring in the mirror Asking who is that girl that I see let Me tell you about Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee and how they're related by blood to Me let me tell you about being so Marginalized it's the point of I really Can't believe that's Asian let me tell You about derogatory terms and origins Of words such as and let me Tell you about the struggle of Asian Parents not knowing the language so we Ate pet food because it was cheaper let Me tell you about the job of interpreter When you're still playing with Lego Blocks but your English is already that Much better than your Guardians let me Tell you about honor and dignity let me Tell you about a society that projects Us as nothing but the secondary role and Never the leading man let me tell you All the things you don't want to know Like how comes from the clanking Of metal to Railroad as the slaves built Train tracks for this country to be Connected
