Eileen Gu representing China
Is a choice
An inconsequential luxury
Of being a hapa American
Nathan Chen representing US
Is not a choice
But the only way possible
As a full ethnic Chinese American
Eileen Gu's half white genes
That biological blueprint
Can never be taken away
A genetic link to being American
Nathan Chen's only claim
To being American
In the legal context
Is being born in the American soil
Whereas Eileen Gu's representation
Of China can be deemed respect
For her mother's half
Without ever endangering her American heritage
Nathan Chen's representation
Of China would be considered un-American
Throwing away the only chance to prove
That he is in fact an American
Even representing US
With gold around his neck
Many would consider him
Less American than Eileen Gu
Despite she representing China
Because she is half white
Genetically speaking
Regardless of how one portrays
And Eileen's choice
To represent China
Is not so much gain for her
But absolute loss to America
The failure of American society
To embrace all ethnic groups
Including hapas
To feel proud to represent America
