About Me:

born & raised in the biggity biggity O, the town.

with part of my heart always & forever in the grimy apple.

and my eyes & ears turned toward the global south. 


Music: anything that makes my hips sway or my head bob.
Films: really well-done documentaries that tell our communities' real stories.
Books: at the moment, reading 'teachers as cultural workers' by paulo freire.
Heroes: frida, audre, yuri, cherie, bell, abieyuwa, tyra, kai
Interests:

building w/ elders, and learning from past lessons.

opening my mind to the visions that youth have to offer.

bridging the divisions, conflict & isolation within movements.



Vehicles: Collective, Network, Non-Profit Organizations, Working on Something New
Goals: self-transformation, collectivity, justice, liberation
Roles 1: BLOC Members

Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Asian, Post-colonial Diaspora Community
Religion: i am reborn everyday, and find faith in youth & my people.
Occupation: dream-awakener, youth-worker, media-maker

Immigrant Rights
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iam says...
wow
posted: September 26, 2007 at 5:42 pm

i thought we like, connected and everything and here i gets no comments on mybloc!
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iam says...
lailan
posted: September 4, 2007 at 8:21 am

hey, really liking your profile here! how you been? it was a nice session. although, i gota say, you are showing your bay area hippee asian activist backpacker hip hoppin' self with a photo of graff on your profile!

HA! i know, i am a mess t...
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CHRIS says...
Sup homie?!!..
posted: August 26, 2007 at 2:44 pm

Long time no see.... Hope you've been well. :)
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