Life in the United States
Begins the struggle between the old and young
Fearing for the culture's fate
Values and traditions of the Hmong
Slowing perishing along with our native tongue
First we came with broken English
Now we speak broken Hmong
The elders only wish
For we, people with a faded history
Puzzled with questions and mysteries
We must carry on our people's name
Cherish what we do know and all that remains