Poem #109, found in the Detention Barracks, room 109 (Lavatory). Poem 109 was translated for the Architectural Resources Group's Poetry and Inscriptions Report, 2004.
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Title: Chinese Poetry Translation
Date Created: 2018
Location Created: Angel Island, Tiburon, California, USA
Rights: Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation
Translation: Because of the many hard years at home, after thinking it over a thousand times, I began this journey. When I arrived at the island, I was put in the detention center. Who could tell that even Mexico forbids entrance?
Photographer: R. Nauman
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