Four epic poems are inscribed on the sides the pillars detailing the incredible contemporary history of the Vietnamese refugees. Whenever they read these words, they recognize themselves and their own experiences reflected in the poetry.
條柱上前後刻有 4 副對聯，其中二聯分別是：千帆怒海餘生南紀居安櫛比井閣敦友睦萬眾荒原廣拓西區成聚雲連商肆肇規模四海皆兄弟焉無須論異族同族五洲一乾坤矣底事分他鄉故鄉這些對聯像史詩一樣，記述了這段令人浩歎的近代史。越南船民讀來，都會從字句中找到自己的影子。