America the Brave and the Free

America the Brave and the Free First Amendment Freedom of Speech

I remember the day I became an American. I stood with a group of strangers from all walks of life and over the world. Together, we each raised our right hand and recited the Oath of Allegiance. I found myself holding back tears and swallowing down a lump in my throat as we collectively sang the Star Spangled Banner. Our journeys thus far and our dreams of the future shone in our eyes. This is the promised land for the brave and the free.

While watching fireworks last night I thought about that song again. I thought about that flag that “was still there” despite the rockets and the bombs. Quite possibly that flag was singed, torn, tattered with holes, but it endured. And strangely enough that ratty old flag inspires me to keep going when the going gets tough.

Reaching for the American Dream isn’t easy. No one hands it out on a silver platter, especially not to a woman of color. I’ve had to compromise myself. I have battle scars. I’m damaged goods. But every day I get up even when I feel like it would be easier to crawl into a hole and die.

Freedom is risky. It’s safer to go along with the herd, keep your head down, do what’s expected of you. Freedom of speech means speaking up when there is injustice. Freedom of expression means being open to criticism, opposition, and shaming. Freedom requires courage.

Dare to be free, my little munchkins. You can come out now.

Love, Lust, and Liberty,
May Ling Su

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  1. Hey May,
    This is Leonard from Sonoma County; I certainly enjoyed your musings about America and the flag. My family arrived from Poland landed here about 150 years ago and we worked hard and became successful. Yes, we can weather the hardest of times! My youngest daughter, Jana, worked as a teacher in Taiwan for 2 years and met Sam; he emigrated here through his mother and married my daughter. We now have a beautiful granddaughter Sera; Sam and Jana will go to San Francisco this week to get Sam’s application for citizenship! This is a wonderful moment for our families; I will probably cry at the ceremony with joy!

  2. Sadly, the american dream now sucks for me. Why do american people turned like that? America is so chaos, worst racism, and and itā€™s becoming worst day by day. I still hate the fact that they are illegalizing abortions in the US? Is that what we call country of freedom? It just sucks now, no wonder why americans are emigrating too.

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