March 2011
15 posts
Just like waves.
It goes away and comes back crashing. Today was a nice day in Berkeley. It was sunny and everyone was outside and there was no rain in sight. But somehow I still felt as though everything wasn’t right.
I’ve been back for 3 months now, and I still can’t believe it. I don’t know if I don’t believe that I’m here in Berkeley going to school and doing the things...
“Some women aren’t meant to be tamed. They just need to run free till they...”
– Sex in the City
TGIF, story of my life! haha
“Girls get a lot of mixed messages—they are told, ‘Girl Power!’ and what does...”
– Tina Fey
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Hmm, I would say some of the worse things I’ve seen/experienced in my life are womyn on womyn crimes, but I don’t get angry anymore. I suppose these crimes come about when us womyn need the most love.
Coming back.
Being around such strong progressive APIs makes me remember why I do the work I do. Yesterday reminded me of the passion I have for my community. I’ve started the process of learning how to love myself, so now I can finally take those steps to coming back.
Thank you APASD, APIICON& Asian American Studies for helping me remember.
A call from the homeland.
Today my auntie from Việt Nam called me during dinner. I was eating some bún bò huế with my bạn cùng nhà and brian. It was a really cute and nice dinner in Oakland Chinatown.
It was so nice hearing her voice on the other line. The last time I had talked to her was Tết. And that time was the last time I heard her voice after coming back to America from studying abroad. As she was talking...
