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Be yourself be an Immigrant


Be yourself be an immigrant
Just because I’m Dominican 
Doesn’t means I don’t know how  to speak English
Doesnt mean I don’t understand what they are saying about me
And it doesn’t mean I don’t like the arecan culture or music
 
Just because am girl 
Doesn’t mean I don’t play sport and that I don’t know what’s football 
Doesnt mean all I talk is about boys 
andit doesn’t mean that I don’t like video games 
 
 
Just because I like to play sports 
Doesn’t mean am trying to at like a boy
I just like to have fun,
I still do shopping and wear girls
 
Why do people say all Dominicans eat is mangu?
Why do people say Latinos came to steal Americans job?
 
Just because
Am not like everyone else 
Doesnt mean am a loser
Im unique and that’s who I’m 
If you don’t like it walk away
 
 
Just be yourself
And just because your from a different country
Doenst mean your a horrible person
You just have to walk away from all the rumors and bad things people say 
Be who you are an imigrant and be proud of it.
 
 
I’m Dominican and I do not consider myself an American 
I’m an immigrant who needs to have the same respect as everyone who was born here. 
We are who we are and we can’t change because orders don’t like it
Be yourself be an immigrant 
 
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Kimberlyn 1945

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