1,912 miles.

Trans-atlantic railroad.

A misnomer of the

futures we carried on our

backs. Connecting the East

and West—not the real East.

The tongue of the exiled—

Year 1882.

Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.

Again they try, try, try, and try.

They construct walls, constrain us, cull

us. The will of the Monkey

King. Tenacious, strong, and

unwavering. Sun Wukong.

150 years later.

Xenophobia.

Why might this word be so frightening

and sensitive? Explain your answer.

24 points in Scrabble™. Not worth a dime.

Cracked skulls, each blow exploding,

frozen hope melting in the valley sun.

Today.

Revolution.

The ropes laid centuries ago

snap. Dancing in the shadows of

gods we have their power, we have our

will, we start the fight now—exiled,

but not tongueless.