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You sailed on ocean graves,
swallowed sands,
shed skin and bone.
Disowned by one land;
refused by another.
Voice drowned out in a thunder.
You cried, Aren’t we all immigrants?
Swimming in amniotic sac,
splitting red sea for air,
selling fresh air for coal,
praying for a place to call home.

Born and raised in Thailand, Oranicha (Natty) Jumreornvong graduated from Stanford University with Honors and is an early assurance Flexmed Scholar at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She enjoys playing fetch with her cat, Sir Thomas, and competing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournaments.