February 2012
9 posts
Southeast Asian Community Blog: [Update] Call for... →
thegreenpapaya:
This is an image of SASC Anthology’s first chatbook: Memories In Translation (2010)
Hello beautiful community!
We just wanted to update everyone with the progress of the upcoming 2012 Chapbook. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Anthology team has decided to extend the deadline of…
Running Water and Dreams
Lol, no. Not THAT kinda dream. Read further.. btw, this smart phone age totally let’s us digitally think out loud. it’s no wonder we always tend to RT/ reblog those random, witty jpg with those quotes and images only kids born in the 1980s would understand… however, there’s still always something humbling about being able to come back to desktop and keyboard. did u catch that...
January 2012
10 posts
When was the last time you saw your mother?
I just learned very recently that my mother never got to say good bye to her mother. My grandmother. My ba ngoai.
When she was about 26, my mom’s oldest sister Quyen started sneaking all her siblings onto boats. Pair by pair. Week by week. From camp to camp. My mother’s voyage was accompanied by her little nephew Eric, of 11 years old. Her father and mother were against all of this...
Cynthia Nixon: Sexuality as a Choice →
Here’s one of the many articles responding to a recent speech that Cynthia Nixon from Sex and the City read:
““I gave a speech recently, an empowerment speech to a gay audience, and it included the line ‘I’ve been straight and I’ve been gay, and gay is better.’ And they tried to get me to change it, because they said it implies that homosexuality can be a choice. And for me, it is a...
“Speaking from the perspective and the tradition of lesbians of color, most if...”
– Emi Koyama’s “Whose feminism is it, anyway?” (via wewantrevolutiongirlstylenow)
“Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it....”
– Barack Obama (via carizzle)
SOTU Highlights
Yay troops are home. If we all worked as hard as them, our country would be tight. Osama is dead. Sorry about the recession. Ya greedy wall street knuckheads fucked up because its okay there are 3 mil more jobs! Invest in manufacturing (yeah get that outsourcing shit outta here…. or back here…hah). We’re working on policies to improve education— its been the best it has...
My dad's age.
My dad’s mom died a few months after giving birth to him. Since it was during the war, no one ever kept track of my dad’s birth date. Gramps just told him he was the year of the dog. Which should have meant that he was born in 1948. He grew up thinking he was the year of the dog. In vietnamese culture this is a big deal because ur zodiac determines your faith..love conpatability, luck, etc.
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I'm back.
Pre-blog: I’ve signed onto my first ever smart phone. It’s horrible in a lot of ways. And it’s great … i guess. Well anyway, I’m trying to be more integrated with social media. If i dont keep up, i’ll start feeling OLD. Ah, too late.
It’s been over a week since I’ve been back from Vietnam. (Excuse my poor English..) How is it? Well, it’s been...
December 2011
2 posts
Proud
I have proud moments in my life whenever I feel like I’ve successfully portrayed my family’s struggle with people that listen.
For my Vietnamese final project, I narrated her story (all in vietnamese!!!!) resettling in America. More specifically, it was about her occupation. I chose to talk about this because I find such irony… that my parents fold dirty clothes for a living at...
November 2011
10 posts
Countdown
I’m counting down the days to when I leave Ha Noi. To when I go back home to the states.
Vietnam has been everything I’ve asked for. Ha Noi, even more. Gerard sent out an email yesterday about “Re-entry shock.” Tomorrow we will discuss the process of returning to the US and the reverse culture shock we will get. I’m counting down to the days where I’m going to...
“Có những điều nên nói và cũng có những điều không nên nói nhưng như thế nào...”
WatchI
INSPIRATION
As much as Vietnam has been an incredible journey and experience, this euphoric period of my life is coming to an end. Yes, some may say it was a great, big vacation. But in fact, it has allowed me to experience everything that I’ve been yearning to experience: Vietnam and being Vietnamese. My experience has been eye-opening, to say the least. Then, I think about how my “real...
WatchNUDGING. hahahhaha funny.
thank you thank you
passadvocacy:
Steven Colbert’s take on Occupy Cal.
This is why he is one of our favorite comedians! Satire at its best!
An Open Letter to the Administration of the... →
Dear Chancellor Birgeneau, Executive Vice Chancellor Breslauer, and Vice Chancellor LeGrande,
You should all resign—now.
On Tuesday, you sent a message to students informing us that we would not be allowed to set up encampments or occupy campus buildings. You quoted a passage from the student code of conduct that prohibits “[a]ny activities such as pulling fire alarms, occupying buildings,...
Scales of love.
My growth has never been defined by slopes.
Only by rays of endless vectors, lines, end points.
Same.
with.
love.
Linear progressions are so overrated.
Think out of the box.
my life is a spectrum. and not many people can see all my colors.
October 2011
1 post
Viet Kieu, i am →
September 2011
5 posts
Nostalgia
midnight thoughts…
i miss berkeley retreat. especially the PNX ones.
Follow my journey →
August 2011
3 posts
4 tags
July 2011
6 posts
10 things organizers can learn from harry potter! →
The Fresh Prince Created...
fongtranpoetry:
Bringing me way back to my favorite show! Recognize the original!
meemsta:
elisandraflores:
jadeham13:
The Cat Daddy:
The Shuffle:
The Single Ladies Dance:
The Stanky Leg:
The Cyclone:
The Dougie:
omg.
no wayy!! long live the 90s!
BABIES TASTING LEMONS FOR THE FIRST TIME
chelslove:
theguynamedbounce:
I wish this post went on forever. This just made my day.
THIS IS SO AMUSING LMAO. imma do this to mah dog. not as cute.
June 2011
13 posts
Sylvie Kim: ‘The Voice’ of the Not-Just-White... →
jizinyourface:
sylvie-kim:
NBC’s reality singing competition The Voice could have been born under a bad sign. It premiered in the late spring not long after the underwhelming and cornball finale of the flagging American Idol juggernaut (I will never get over winner Scotty McCreery’s obligatory “championship”…
exactly my thoughts
btw, go dia frampton <3 keke
"Spark: Asian Pacific Americans Stand Up!"...
As an activist of Asian American or Pacific Islander descent, was there a moment that sparked your passion for social justice? Was there an individual that inspired you to work towards change? Was there an event that affected you so deeply that led you to stand up for your rights and changed you forever? If so, the Asian American Justice Center Youth Advisory Council would like to hear about...