I’m grateful to have been introduced to the thoughtful, observant eye and kind heart of @maas.art. Thank you, Justin. I love this. 🤍🖤
[Image Description: Black and white drawing of me, shoulders up, looking directly forward. My hair is pinned into an asymmetrical wavy faux bob, I’m wearing thick metallic hoops, and a dark halter-type neckline.]
Happy National Siblings Day @fitztheworldcitizen. You were born late so I get to post late. 🥰 Thanks for making me an auntie to this precious little bunny.
[Image description: Me in a denim jacket, resting my head on my niece Anaya who’s wearing a cream colored hood with floppy bunny ears, resting her head on my brother Nasan’s head. Nasan is holding Anaya’s body steady and smiling, and I’m squeezing her cute feeeeet. We are all looking off camera.]
Happy Naw-Rúz 🤍🎉 Today we celebrate the beginning of a new year on the Bahá’í calendar, following our month of fasting. Last year it was me, a string of lights, and a little lettuce plant I was growing in my apartment. This year I’m grateful to be with my family — especially after a year of such loss and turmoil for almost everyone on Earth. Though we’re all in different time zones, with different faiths, backgrounds, beliefs, strengths and weaknesses, we’re sharing the human experience. No matter how hard we fight it, we are one human family, inextricably linked. I believe that to the depths of my soul. So in that spirit I pray, though it may not be everyone’s new year, that the spirit of this new year for us brings some light to all. So from my family… to my family 🌍 🌎 🌏 (yep, you too), Happy New Year. May it bring you joy and love, healing and growth. May it bring more learning and understanding, justice and safety and peace. May we all be renewed.
With love, Parisa
[Image Description: My family — brother, mom, sister-in-love and niece — and me posing in my parents’ kitchen, wearing T-shirts with messages like “World Citizen” and “The earth is one country and mankind its citizens.” My purple T-shirt has a nine-pointed star made of interlocked hands with different shades of skin. My squishy 13 month old niece is wearing a green world citizen T-shirt and smiling with her arms out.]
Prayers up please for the journey of this soul and the soothing of the hearts of his loved ones. I met Craig muMs Grant @sirmumsila on the set of Luke Cage. I was somewhat just getting started and he was coming from a place of deep and varied experience. One of the big gifts of my experience on the show was the connection we had. He was so warm and gentle, curious and humble. I felt safe and comfortable and encouraged with him. We kept in touch a little after my time there and I’d have been so happy to see him anywhere again. I’m grateful for the memory he left with me of a beautiful man with beautiful talent and a beautiful heart. Praying that the next stage for him is one filled with light and love and the return of all the good things he gave in this life, and then some. RIP 🤍
I hate this….
[Image Description: a closeup of Craig, a man with dark brown skin and close cropped hair, a bit of salt and pepper in his short goatee, wearing a red T-shirt. He looks toward camera with grounded intensity.]
This last year I’ve learned so much more from peers than I did in school. I feel so much richer for it, & so much more connected with this vast human family of ours. There’s tons we don’t know about each other, about ourselves. Imagine what’s possible when we know more, when we care more, when we deepen our unity. Everything around us is asking us to lean into each other, to support and be supported. It’s time. Very grateful to @teachandtransform for posting this important history lesson. 🔽
REPOST from @teachandtransform
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“👏🏽 ANTI ASIAN RACISM IS NOT A “NEW” PHENOMENON 👏🏽 SWIPE TO LEARN MORE 👏🏽
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Obviously my break was shorter than expected. My fear is that like when stories go viral, there’s attention for a media cycle and then everyone moves on. So since folx are recognizing anti Asian racism, I want to grab this opportunity to educate y’all.
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In my experience, both Asians and non Asians are pretty unaware of Asian American history. I was too up until college when I took it upon myself to learn as much as possible. I’m STILL learning. The thing is, our history is barely taught. You might hear about Chinese Exclusion or the internment of Japanese citizens, but that’s usually it. In order to combat racism, ignorance, and disrupt the model minority myth, we need to understand our history.
.
As my friend and colleague @bobkim411 talks about in his @smithsonianapa webinar on the legal landscape, Asians have been involved in some monumental Supreme Court cases. Our identities have been used to define whiteness and who isn’t white, as well as pitting us against Black folx and other communities of color.
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If you are just starting to expand your antiracism to include Asians, research these Supreme Court cases and also check my highlights on APAHM or API to learn more.” via @teachandtransform
[Image Description: text-heavy slides w/photos detailing unjust court cases against Asian people in the US starting in the 1800s. For full text descriptions please DM me. — Parisa]
This last year I’ve learned so much more from peers than I did in school. I feel so much richer for it, & so much more connected with this vast human family of ours. There’s tons we don’t know about each other, about ourselves. Imagine what’s possible when we know more, when we care more, when we deepen our unity. Everything around us is asking us to lean into each other, to support and be supported. It’s time. Very grateful to @teachandtransform for posting this important history lesson. 🔽
REPOST from @teachandtransform
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“👏🏽 ANTI ASIAN RACISM IS NOT A “NEW” PHENOMENON 👏🏽 SWIPE TO LEARN MORE 👏🏽
.
Obviously my break was shorter than expected. My fear is that like when stories go viral, there’s attention for a media cycle and then everyone moves on. So since folx are recognizing anti Asian racism, I want to grab this opportunity to educate y’all.
.
In my experience, both Asians and non Asians are pretty unaware of Asian American history. I was too up until college when I took it upon myself to learn as much as possible. I’m STILL learning. The thing is, our history is barely taught. You might hear about Chinese Exclusion or the internment of Japanese citizens, but that’s usually it. In order to combat racism, ignorance, and disrupt the model minority myth, we need to understand our history.
.
As my friend and colleague @bobkim411 talks about in his @smithsonianapa webinar on the legal landscape, Asians have been involved in some monumental Supreme Court cases. Our identities have been used to define whiteness and who isn’t white, as well as pitting us against Black folx and other communities of color.
.
If you are just starting to expand your antiracism to include Asians, research these Supreme Court cases and also check my highlights on APAHM or API to learn more.” via @teachandtransform
[Image Description: text-heavy slides w/photos detailing unjust court cases against Asian people in the US starting in the 1800s. For full text descriptions please DM me. — Parisa]
This last year I’ve learned so much more from peers than I did in school. I feel so much richer for it, & so much more connected with this vast human family of ours. There’s tons we don’t know about each other, about ourselves. Imagine what’s possible when we know more, when we care more, when we deepen our unity. Everything around us is asking us to lean into each other, to support and be supported. It’s time. Very grateful to @teachandtransform for posting this important history lesson. 🔽
REPOST from @teachandtransform
•
“👏🏽 ANTI ASIAN RACISM IS NOT A “NEW” PHENOMENON 👏🏽 SWIPE TO LEARN MORE 👏🏽
.
Obviously my break was shorter than expected. My fear is that like when stories go viral, there’s attention for a media cycle and then everyone moves on. So since folx are recognizing anti Asian racism, I want to grab this opportunity to educate y’all.
.
In my experience, both Asians and non Asians are pretty unaware of Asian American history. I was too up until college when I took it upon myself to learn as much as possible. I’m STILL learning. The thing is, our history is barely taught. You might hear about Chinese Exclusion or the internment of Japanese citizens, but that’s usually it. In order to combat racism, ignorance, and disrupt the model minority myth, we need to understand our history.
.
As my friend and colleague @bobkim411 talks about in his @smithsonianapa webinar on the legal landscape, Asians have been involved in some monumental Supreme Court cases. Our identities have been used to define whiteness and who isn’t white, as well as pitting us against Black folx and other communities of color.
.
If you are just starting to expand your antiracism to include Asians, research these Supreme Court cases and also check my highlights on APAHM or API to learn more.” via @teachandtransform
[Image Description: text-heavy slides w/photos detailing unjust court cases against Asian people in the US starting in the 1800s. For full text descriptions please DM me. — Parisa]
This last year I’ve learned so much more from peers than I did in school. I feel so much richer for it, & so much more connected with this vast human family of ours. There’s tons we don’t know about each other, about ourselves. Imagine what’s possible when we know more, when we care more, when we deepen our unity. Everything around us is asking us to lean into each other, to support and be supported. It’s time. Very grateful to @teachandtransform for posting this important history lesson. 🔽
REPOST from @teachandtransform
•
“👏🏽 ANTI ASIAN RACISM IS NOT A “NEW” PHENOMENON 👏🏽 SWIPE TO LEARN MORE 👏🏽
.
Obviously my break was shorter than expected. My fear is that like when stories go viral, there’s attention for a media cycle and then everyone moves on. So since folx are recognizing anti Asian racism, I want to grab this opportunity to educate y’all.
.
In my experience, both Asians and non Asians are pretty unaware of Asian American history. I was too up until college when I took it upon myself to learn as much as possible. I’m STILL learning. The thing is, our history is barely taught. You might hear about Chinese Exclusion or the internment of Japanese citizens, but that’s usually it. In order to combat racism, ignorance, and disrupt the model minority myth, we need to understand our history.
.
As my friend and colleague @bobkim411 talks about in his @smithsonianapa webinar on the legal landscape, Asians have been involved in some monumental Supreme Court cases. Our identities have been used to define whiteness and who isn’t white, as well as pitting us against Black folx and other communities of color.
.
If you are just starting to expand your antiracism to include Asians, research these Supreme Court cases and also check my highlights on APAHM or API to learn more.” via @teachandtransform
[Image Description: text-heavy slides w/photos detailing unjust court cases against Asian people in the US starting in the 1800s. For full text descriptions please DM me. — Parisa]
This last year I’ve learned so much more from peers than I did in school. I feel so much richer for it, & so much more connected with this vast human family of ours. There’s tons we don’t know about each other, about ourselves. Imagine what’s possible when we know more, when we care more, when we deepen our unity. Everything around us is asking us to lean into each other, to support and be supported. It’s time. Very grateful to @teachandtransform for posting this important history lesson. 🔽
REPOST from @teachandtransform
•
“👏🏽 ANTI ASIAN RACISM IS NOT A “NEW” PHENOMENON 👏🏽 SWIPE TO LEARN MORE 👏🏽
.
Obviously my break was shorter than expected. My fear is that like when stories go viral, there’s attention for a media cycle and then everyone moves on. So since folx are recognizing anti Asian racism, I want to grab this opportunity to educate y’all.
.
In my experience, both Asians and non Asians are pretty unaware of Asian American history. I was too up until college when I took it upon myself to learn as much as possible. I’m STILL learning. The thing is, our history is barely taught. You might hear about Chinese Exclusion or the internment of Japanese citizens, but that’s usually it. In order to combat racism, ignorance, and disrupt the model minority myth, we need to understand our history.
.
As my friend and colleague @bobkim411 talks about in his @smithsonianapa webinar on the legal landscape, Asians have been involved in some monumental Supreme Court cases. Our identities have been used to define whiteness and who isn’t white, as well as pitting us against Black folx and other communities of color.
.
If you are just starting to expand your antiracism to include Asians, research these Supreme Court cases and also check my highlights on APAHM or API to learn more.” via @teachandtransform
[Image Description: text-heavy slides w/photos detailing unjust court cases against Asian people in the US starting in the 1800s. For full text descriptions please DM me. — Parisa]
This last year I’ve learned so much more from peers than I did in school. I feel so much richer for it, & so much more connected with this vast human family of ours. There’s tons we don’t know about each other, about ourselves. Imagine what’s possible when we know more, when we care more, when we deepen our unity. Everything around us is asking us to lean into each other, to support and be supported. It’s time. Very grateful to @teachandtransform for posting this important history lesson. 🔽
REPOST from @teachandtransform
•
“👏🏽 ANTI ASIAN RACISM IS NOT A “NEW” PHENOMENON 👏🏽 SWIPE TO LEARN MORE 👏🏽
.
Obviously my break was shorter than expected. My fear is that like when stories go viral, there’s attention for a media cycle and then everyone moves on. So since folx are recognizing anti Asian racism, I want to grab this opportunity to educate y’all.
.
In my experience, both Asians and non Asians are pretty unaware of Asian American history. I was too up until college when I took it upon myself to learn as much as possible. I’m STILL learning. The thing is, our history is barely taught. You might hear about Chinese Exclusion or the internment of Japanese citizens, but that’s usually it. In order to combat racism, ignorance, and disrupt the model minority myth, we need to understand our history.
.
As my friend and colleague @bobkim411 talks about in his @smithsonianapa webinar on the legal landscape, Asians have been involved in some monumental Supreme Court cases. Our identities have been used to define whiteness and who isn’t white, as well as pitting us against Black folx and other communities of color.
.
If you are just starting to expand your antiracism to include Asians, research these Supreme Court cases and also check my highlights on APAHM or API to learn more.” via @teachandtransform
[Image Description: text-heavy slides w/photos detailing unjust court cases against Asian people in the US starting in the 1800s. For full text descriptions please DM me. — Parisa]
This last year I’ve learned so much more from peers than I did in school. I feel so much richer for it, & so much more connected with this vast human family of ours. There’s tons we don’t know about each other, about ourselves. Imagine what’s possible when we know more, when we care more, when we deepen our unity. Everything around us is asking us to lean into each other, to support and be supported. It’s time. Very grateful to @teachandtransform for posting this important history lesson. 🔽
REPOST from @teachandtransform
•
“👏🏽 ANTI ASIAN RACISM IS NOT A “NEW” PHENOMENON 👏🏽 SWIPE TO LEARN MORE 👏🏽
.
Obviously my break was shorter than expected. My fear is that like when stories go viral, there’s attention for a media cycle and then everyone moves on. So since folx are recognizing anti Asian racism, I want to grab this opportunity to educate y’all.
.
In my experience, both Asians and non Asians are pretty unaware of Asian American history. I was too up until college when I took it upon myself to learn as much as possible. I’m STILL learning. The thing is, our history is barely taught. You might hear about Chinese Exclusion or the internment of Japanese citizens, but that’s usually it. In order to combat racism, ignorance, and disrupt the model minority myth, we need to understand our history.
.
As my friend and colleague @bobkim411 talks about in his @smithsonianapa webinar on the legal landscape, Asians have been involved in some monumental Supreme Court cases. Our identities have been used to define whiteness and who isn’t white, as well as pitting us against Black folx and other communities of color.
.
If you are just starting to expand your antiracism to include Asians, research these Supreme Court cases and also check my highlights on APAHM or API to learn more.” via @teachandtransform
[Image Description: text-heavy slides w/photos detailing unjust court cases against Asian people in the US starting in the 1800s. For full text descriptions please DM me. — Parisa]
This last year I’ve learned so much more from peers than I did in school. I feel so much richer for it, & so much more connected with this vast human family of ours. There’s tons we don’t know about each other, about ourselves. Imagine what’s possible when we know more, when we care more, when we deepen our unity. Everything around us is asking us to lean into each other, to support and be supported. It’s time. Very grateful to @teachandtransform for posting this important history lesson. 🔽
REPOST from @teachandtransform
•
“👏🏽 ANTI ASIAN RACISM IS NOT A “NEW” PHENOMENON 👏🏽 SWIPE TO LEARN MORE 👏🏽
.
Obviously my break was shorter than expected. My fear is that like when stories go viral, there’s attention for a media cycle and then everyone moves on. So since folx are recognizing anti Asian racism, I want to grab this opportunity to educate y’all.
.
In my experience, both Asians and non Asians are pretty unaware of Asian American history. I was too up until college when I took it upon myself to learn as much as possible. I’m STILL learning. The thing is, our history is barely taught. You might hear about Chinese Exclusion or the internment of Japanese citizens, but that’s usually it. In order to combat racism, ignorance, and disrupt the model minority myth, we need to understand our history.
.
As my friend and colleague @bobkim411 talks about in his @smithsonianapa webinar on the legal landscape, Asians have been involved in some monumental Supreme Court cases. Our identities have been used to define whiteness and who isn’t white, as well as pitting us against Black folx and other communities of color.
.
If you are just starting to expand your antiracism to include Asians, research these Supreme Court cases and also check my highlights on APAHM or API to learn more.” via @teachandtransform
[Image Description: text-heavy slides w/photos detailing unjust court cases against Asian people in the US starting in the 1800s. For full text descriptions please DM me. — Parisa]
This last year I’ve learned so much more from peers than I did in school. I feel so much richer for it, & so much more connected with this vast human family of ours. There’s tons we don’t know about each other, about ourselves. Imagine what’s possible when we know more, when we care more, when we deepen our unity. Everything around us is asking us to lean into each other, to support and be supported. It’s time. Very grateful to @teachandtransform for posting this important history lesson. 🔽
REPOST from @teachandtransform
•
“👏🏽 ANTI ASIAN RACISM IS NOT A “NEW” PHENOMENON 👏🏽 SWIPE TO LEARN MORE 👏🏽
.
Obviously my break was shorter than expected. My fear is that like when stories go viral, there’s attention for a media cycle and then everyone moves on. So since folx are recognizing anti Asian racism, I want to grab this opportunity to educate y’all.
.
In my experience, both Asians and non Asians are pretty unaware of Asian American history. I was too up until college when I took it upon myself to learn as much as possible. I’m STILL learning. The thing is, our history is barely taught. You might hear about Chinese Exclusion or the internment of Japanese citizens, but that’s usually it. In order to combat racism, ignorance, and disrupt the model minority myth, we need to understand our history.
.
As my friend and colleague @bobkim411 talks about in his @smithsonianapa webinar on the legal landscape, Asians have been involved in some monumental Supreme Court cases. Our identities have been used to define whiteness and who isn’t white, as well as pitting us against Black folx and other communities of color.
.
If you are just starting to expand your antiracism to include Asians, research these Supreme Court cases and also check my highlights on APAHM or API to learn more.” via @teachandtransform
[Image Description: text-heavy slides w/photos detailing unjust court cases against Asian people in the US starting in the 1800s. For full text descriptions please DM me. — Parisa]
Appreciating this so much and taking the advice. Grateful for this post and this precious guidance @berniceaking 🙏🤍
Repost from @berniceaking
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“Praying for George Floyd’s family. Remembering his daughter, Gianna.”
[Image Description: black background with a soft gray image of George Floyd on the right side, a small yellow The King Center stamp below him, and the following written in white text on the left:
Derek Chauvin took George Floyd’s breath, but we WILL NOT let this moment, nor the verdict, take our breath.
Before you make a move after the verdict, take a moment to breathe for George.
Breathe nonviolently for Justice.
Breathe nonviolently for Equity.
Breathe nonviolently for Reimagining Public Safety.
Breathe nonviolently for Voting Rights,
Breathe nonviolently for Livable Wages.
Breathe nonviolently for Black and brown lives to be free from Systemic Racism and Dehumanization.
Nonviolence = love – centered, strategic noncooperation with evil.
#Keep Breathing #BreatheOutLove]
And trans men are men. And non-binary trans people are non-binary. And no one’s trans experience — especially in a time when we can clearly, collectively see that gender expression is heavily influenced by the culture and societal norms where we live or come from — no trans person’s experience is taking away from anyone else’s experience of gender. And fighting to dismantle unjust systems and reorder society to be more just and representative of whatever we believe in but then oppressing people of trans experience through policy or neglect, physical abuse or verbal abuse (yes, our insistence on jumping into trans people’s posts to tell them they don’t matter or we think something is wrong with them is Abuse) makes us oppressors. Most of us are just now learning how long to effectively wash our hands in the year Two Thousand Twenty One, we don’t think we maybe have some room to learn and grow in relation to whole entire human beings?? If you believe in God you know God is infinite. If you don’t believe in God you know tangible existence is, if not infinite, at least so vast as to be beyond measure. There’s really really REALLY room for all of us to expand our understandings, our hearts, and our love for each other. If we feel threatened by trans folks existing that’s on us to examine within ourselves. Listening to and loving trans people is just going to make life fuller, open our minds and hearts to possibilities, help us all get freer, and remind us that to be human and family goes beyond gender — that there’s gorgeous diversity and a wealth of understanding to be encountered by learning from trans people. Big love to all our trans fam out there. Thank you for being exactly you. 💙💗🤍 Happy #TransDayOfVisibility
[Image Description:
Seven slides here are from @glaad. All w/blue, pink and white backgrounds and the words “Trans Day of Visibility. March 31.”
1: Trans Women Are Women
2: Trans Girls are Girls
3: Trans Women Deserve the Same Chance at Opportunity and Their Dreams As Other Women
4: You’re Not a Feminist If You Exclude Whole Groups of Women
5: All Women Need To Stick Together
6: Trans Day of Visibility
7: Learn More glaad.org/TDOVletter
And trans men are men. And non-binary trans people are non-binary. And no one’s trans experience — especially in a time when we can clearly, collectively see that gender expression is heavily influenced by the culture and societal norms where we live or come from — no trans person’s experience is taking away from anyone else’s experience of gender. And fighting to dismantle unjust systems and reorder society to be more just and representative of whatever we believe in but then oppressing people of trans experience through policy or neglect, physical abuse or verbal abuse (yes, our insistence on jumping into trans people’s posts to tell them they don’t matter or we think something is wrong with them is Abuse) makes us oppressors. Most of us are just now learning how long to effectively wash our hands in the year Two Thousand Twenty One, we don’t think we maybe have some room to learn and grow in relation to whole entire human beings?? If you believe in God you know God is infinite. If you don’t believe in God you know tangible existence is, if not infinite, at least so vast as to be beyond measure. There’s really really REALLY room for all of us to expand our understandings, our hearts, and our love for each other. If we feel threatened by trans folks existing that’s on us to examine within ourselves. Listening to and loving trans people is just going to make life fuller, open our minds and hearts to possibilities, help us all get freer, and remind us that to be human and family goes beyond gender — that there’s gorgeous diversity and a wealth of understanding to be encountered by learning from trans people. Big love to all our trans fam out there. Thank you for being exactly you. 💙💗🤍 Happy #TransDayOfVisibility
[Image Description:
Seven slides here are from @glaad. All w/blue, pink and white backgrounds and the words “Trans Day of Visibility. March 31.”
1: Trans Women Are Women
2: Trans Girls are Girls
3: Trans Women Deserve the Same Chance at Opportunity and Their Dreams As Other Women
4: You’re Not a Feminist If You Exclude Whole Groups of Women
5: All Women Need To Stick Together
6: Trans Day of Visibility
7: Learn More glaad.org/TDOVletter
And trans men are men. And non-binary trans people are non-binary. And no one’s trans experience — especially in a time when we can clearly, collectively see that gender expression is heavily influenced by the culture and societal norms where we live or come from — no trans person’s experience is taking away from anyone else’s experience of gender. And fighting to dismantle unjust systems and reorder society to be more just and representative of whatever we believe in but then oppressing people of trans experience through policy or neglect, physical abuse or verbal abuse (yes, our insistence on jumping into trans people’s posts to tell them they don’t matter or we think something is wrong with them is Abuse) makes us oppressors. Most of us are just now learning how long to effectively wash our hands in the year Two Thousand Twenty One, we don’t think we maybe have some room to learn and grow in relation to whole entire human beings?? If you believe in God you know God is infinite. If you don’t believe in God you know tangible existence is, if not infinite, at least so vast as to be beyond measure. There’s really really REALLY room for all of us to expand our understandings, our hearts, and our love for each other. If we feel threatened by trans folks existing that’s on us to examine within ourselves. Listening to and loving trans people is just going to make life fuller, open our minds and hearts to possibilities, help us all get freer, and remind us that to be human and family goes beyond gender — that there’s gorgeous diversity and a wealth of understanding to be encountered by learning from trans people. Big love to all our trans fam out there. Thank you for being exactly you. 💙💗🤍 Happy #TransDayOfVisibility
[Image Description:
Seven slides here are from @glaad. All w/blue, pink and white backgrounds and the words “Trans Day of Visibility. March 31.”
1: Trans Women Are Women
2: Trans Girls are Girls
3: Trans Women Deserve the Same Chance at Opportunity and Their Dreams As Other Women
4: You’re Not a Feminist If You Exclude Whole Groups of Women
5: All Women Need To Stick Together
6: Trans Day of Visibility
7: Learn More glaad.org/TDOVletter
And trans men are men. And non-binary trans people are non-binary. And no one’s trans experience — especially in a time when we can clearly, collectively see that gender expression is heavily influenced by the culture and societal norms where we live or come from — no trans person’s experience is taking away from anyone else’s experience of gender. And fighting to dismantle unjust systems and reorder society to be more just and representative of whatever we believe in but then oppressing people of trans experience through policy or neglect, physical abuse or verbal abuse (yes, our insistence on jumping into trans people’s posts to tell them they don’t matter or we think something is wrong with them is Abuse) makes us oppressors. Most of us are just now learning how long to effectively wash our hands in the year Two Thousand Twenty One, we don’t think we maybe have some room to learn and grow in relation to whole entire human beings?? If you believe in God you know God is infinite. If you don’t believe in God you know tangible existence is, if not infinite, at least so vast as to be beyond measure. There’s really really REALLY room for all of us to expand our understandings, our hearts, and our love for each other. If we feel threatened by trans folks existing that’s on us to examine within ourselves. Listening to and loving trans people is just going to make life fuller, open our minds and hearts to possibilities, help us all get freer, and remind us that to be human and family goes beyond gender — that there’s gorgeous diversity and a wealth of understanding to be encountered by learning from trans people. Big love to all our trans fam out there. Thank you for being exactly you. 💙💗🤍 Happy #TransDayOfVisibility
[Image Description:
Seven slides here are from @glaad. All w/blue, pink and white backgrounds and the words “Trans Day of Visibility. March 31.”
1: Trans Women Are Women
2: Trans Girls are Girls
3: Trans Women Deserve the Same Chance at Opportunity and Their Dreams As Other Women
4: You’re Not a Feminist If You Exclude Whole Groups of Women
5: All Women Need To Stick Together
6: Trans Day of Visibility
7: Learn More glaad.org/TDOVletter
And trans men are men. And non-binary trans people are non-binary. And no one’s trans experience — especially in a time when we can clearly, collectively see that gender expression is heavily influenced by the culture and societal norms where we live or come from — no trans person’s experience is taking away from anyone else’s experience of gender. And fighting to dismantle unjust systems and reorder society to be more just and representative of whatever we believe in but then oppressing people of trans experience through policy or neglect, physical abuse or verbal abuse (yes, our insistence on jumping into trans people’s posts to tell them they don’t matter or we think something is wrong with them is Abuse) makes us oppressors. Most of us are just now learning how long to effectively wash our hands in the year Two Thousand Twenty One, we don’t think we maybe have some room to learn and grow in relation to whole entire human beings?? If you believe in God you know God is infinite. If you don’t believe in God you know tangible existence is, if not infinite, at least so vast as to be beyond measure. There’s really really REALLY room for all of us to expand our understandings, our hearts, and our love for each other. If we feel threatened by trans folks existing that’s on us to examine within ourselves. Listening to and loving trans people is just going to make life fuller, open our minds and hearts to possibilities, help us all get freer, and remind us that to be human and family goes beyond gender — that there’s gorgeous diversity and a wealth of understanding to be encountered by learning from trans people. Big love to all our trans fam out there. Thank you for being exactly you. 💙💗🤍 Happy #TransDayOfVisibility
[Image Description:
Seven slides here are from @glaad. All w/blue, pink and white backgrounds and the words “Trans Day of Visibility. March 31.”
1: Trans Women Are Women
2: Trans Girls are Girls
3: Trans Women Deserve the Same Chance at Opportunity and Their Dreams As Other Women
4: You’re Not a Feminist If You Exclude Whole Groups of Women
5: All Women Need To Stick Together
6: Trans Day of Visibility
7: Learn More glaad.org/TDOVletter
And trans men are men. And non-binary trans people are non-binary. And no one’s trans experience — especially in a time when we can clearly, collectively see that gender expression is heavily influenced by the culture and societal norms where we live or come from — no trans person’s experience is taking away from anyone else’s experience of gender. And fighting to dismantle unjust systems and reorder society to be more just and representative of whatever we believe in but then oppressing people of trans experience through policy or neglect, physical abuse or verbal abuse (yes, our insistence on jumping into trans people’s posts to tell them they don’t matter or we think something is wrong with them is Abuse) makes us oppressors. Most of us are just now learning how long to effectively wash our hands in the year Two Thousand Twenty One, we don’t think we maybe have some room to learn and grow in relation to whole entire human beings?? If you believe in God you know God is infinite. If you don’t believe in God you know tangible existence is, if not infinite, at least so vast as to be beyond measure. There’s really really REALLY room for all of us to expand our understandings, our hearts, and our love for each other. If we feel threatened by trans folks existing that’s on us to examine within ourselves. Listening to and loving trans people is just going to make life fuller, open our minds and hearts to possibilities, help us all get freer, and remind us that to be human and family goes beyond gender — that there’s gorgeous diversity and a wealth of understanding to be encountered by learning from trans people. Big love to all our trans fam out there. Thank you for being exactly you. 💙💗🤍 Happy #TransDayOfVisibility
[Image Description:
Seven slides here are from @glaad. All w/blue, pink and white backgrounds and the words “Trans Day of Visibility. March 31.”
1: Trans Women Are Women
2: Trans Girls are Girls
3: Trans Women Deserve the Same Chance at Opportunity and Their Dreams As Other Women
4: You’re Not a Feminist If You Exclude Whole Groups of Women
5: All Women Need To Stick Together
6: Trans Day of Visibility
7: Learn More glaad.org/TDOVletter
And trans men are men. And non-binary trans people are non-binary. And no one’s trans experience — especially in a time when we can clearly, collectively see that gender expression is heavily influenced by the culture and societal norms where we live or come from — no trans person’s experience is taking away from anyone else’s experience of gender. And fighting to dismantle unjust systems and reorder society to be more just and representative of whatever we believe in but then oppressing people of trans experience through policy or neglect, physical abuse or verbal abuse (yes, our insistence on jumping into trans people’s posts to tell them they don’t matter or we think something is wrong with them is Abuse) makes us oppressors. Most of us are just now learning how long to effectively wash our hands in the year Two Thousand Twenty One, we don’t think we maybe have some room to learn and grow in relation to whole entire human beings?? If you believe in God you know God is infinite. If you don’t believe in God you know tangible existence is, if not infinite, at least so vast as to be beyond measure. There’s really really REALLY room for all of us to expand our understandings, our hearts, and our love for each other. If we feel threatened by trans folks existing that’s on us to examine within ourselves. Listening to and loving trans people is just going to make life fuller, open our minds and hearts to possibilities, help us all get freer, and remind us that to be human and family goes beyond gender — that there’s gorgeous diversity and a wealth of understanding to be encountered by learning from trans people. Big love to all our trans fam out there. Thank you for being exactly you. 💙💗🤍 Happy #TransDayOfVisibility
[Image Description:
Seven slides here are from @glaad. All w/blue, pink and white backgrounds and the words “Trans Day of Visibility. March 31.”
1: Trans Women Are Women
2: Trans Girls are Girls
3: Trans Women Deserve the Same Chance at Opportunity and Their Dreams As Other Women
4: You’re Not a Feminist If You Exclude Whole Groups of Women
5: All Women Need To Stick Together
6: Trans Day of Visibility
7: Learn More glaad.org/TDOVletter
Thank you for this @iamjoelleon 🙏🤍
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“a reminder to and for the community: whether this feels like a victory to you or a reminder of a failing and crumbling democracy, we get to hold space for the views we share with these results. today, tomorrow, and forever…
Black Lives ALWAYS Matter.” — @iamjoelleon
[Image Description: post from @iamjoelleon, simple white background with black lettering with a multicolored border. Image reads “You get to feel and process this moment however you need to — grief, joy; overwhelming sadness, rage, happiness… a combination of all of the above. No one gets to dictate that for you. A family lost a son, father. Emotions are running high, and heavy. Be with whatever comes.”]
Just watched the trailer for this and it looks great! Check out the info below from @capeusa 💫
Repost from @capeusa
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“In light of the Atlanta spa shooting on March 16, 2021, @PBS has made their 5-part documentary series, ASIAN AMERICANS, available for FREE to stream on their website. Watch 150 years of #AsianAmerican history unfold.
The documentary series originally premiered in May 2020 and comes from filmmakers @rtajimapena, @sleochiang, Eurie Chung, @geetagandbhir and @anothergracelee. @danieldaekim and @thetamlyntomita narrate the series.”
#StopAsianHate #RepresentationMatters #AsianAmericanHistory #documentary #history
[Image Description: A multi-colored poster of people of Asian descent with “Asian Americans” in the center in bold white type. The @PBS logo, also white, is in the bottom right corner.]
EVERY WORD OF THIS IS GOLD.
Repost from @adriennemareebrown
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find ideological mentors who thrill you the way Grace thrills me, still. reimagine everything.
Posted @withregram • @fransquishco Thank you @tingrolls for this conversation btw Grace Lee Boggs and Angela Davis — something we need to hear right now especially. Time to reimagine everything. ✨
![Parisa Fitz-Henley Instagram - I’m grateful to have been introduced to the thoughtful, observant eye and kind heart of @maas.art. Thank you, Justin. I love this. 🤍🖤 [Image Description: Black and white drawing of me, shoulders up, looking directly forward. My hair is pinned into an asymmetrical wavy faux bob, I’m wearing thick metallic hoops, and a dark halter-type neckline.]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ParisaFitz-Henley-116-150x150.jpg)
![Parisa Fitz-Henley Instagram - Happy National Siblings Day @fitztheworldcitizen. You were born late so I get to post late. 🥰 Thanks for making me an auntie to this precious little bunny. [Image description: Me in a denim jacket, resting my head on my niece Anaya who’s wearing a cream colored hood with floppy bunny ears, resting her head on my brother Nasan’s head. Nasan is holding Anaya’s body steady and smiling, and I’m squeezing her cute feeeeet. We are all looking off camera.]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ParisaFitz-Henley-114-150x150.jpg)
![Parisa Fitz-Henley Instagram - Happy Naw-Rúz 🤍🎉 Today we celebrate the beginning of a new year on the Bahá’í calendar, following our month of fasting. Last year it was me, a string of lights, and a little lettuce plant I was growing in my apartment. This year I’m grateful to be with my family — especially after a year of such loss and turmoil for almost everyone on Earth. Though we’re all in different time zones, with different faiths, backgrounds, beliefs, strengths and weaknesses, we’re sharing the human experience. No matter how hard we fight it, we are one human family, inextricably linked. I believe that to the depths of my soul. So in that spirit I pray, though it may not be everyone’s new year, that the spirit of this new year for us brings some light to all. So from my family... to my family 🌍 🌎 🌏 (yep, you too), Happy New Year. May it bring you joy and love, healing and growth. May it bring more learning and understanding, justice and safety and peace. May we all be renewed. With love, Parisa [Image Description: My family — brother, mom, sister-in-love and niece — and me posing in my parents’ kitchen, wearing T-shirts with messages like “World Citizen” and “The earth is one country and mankind its citizens.” My purple T-shirt has a nine-pointed star made of interlocked hands with different shades of skin. My squishy 13 month old niece is wearing a green world citizen T-shirt and smiling with her arms out.]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ParisaFitz-Henley-120-150x150.jpg)
![Parisa Fitz-Henley Instagram - Prayers up please for the journey of this soul and the soothing of the hearts of his loved ones. I met Craig muMs Grant @sirmumsila on the set of Luke Cage. I was somewhat just getting started and he was coming from a place of deep and varied experience. One of the big gifts of my experience on the show was the connection we had. He was so warm and gentle, curious and humble. I felt safe and comfortable and encouraged with him. We kept in touch a little after my time there and I’d have been so happy to see him anywhere again. I’m grateful for the memory he left with me of a beautiful man with beautiful talent and a beautiful heart. Praying that the next stage for him is one filled with light and love and the return of all the good things he gave in this life, and then some. RIP 🤍 I hate this.... [Image Description: a closeup of Craig, a man with dark brown skin and close cropped hair, a bit of salt and pepper in his short goatee, wearing a red T-shirt. He looks toward camera with grounded intensity.]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ParisaFitz-Henley-117-150x150.jpg)
![Parisa Fitz-Henley Instagram - This last year I’ve learned so much more from peers than I did in school. I feel so much richer for it, & so much more connected with this vast human family of ours. There’s tons we don’t know about each other, about ourselves. Imagine what’s possible when we know more, when we care more, when we deepen our unity. Everything around us is asking us to lean into each other, to support and be supported. It’s time. Very grateful to @teachandtransform for posting this important history lesson. 🔽 REPOST from @teachandtransform • “👏🏽 ANTI ASIAN RACISM IS NOT A “NEW” PHENOMENON 👏🏽 SWIPE TO LEARN MORE 👏🏽 . Obviously my break was shorter than expected. My fear is that like when stories go viral, there’s attention for a media cycle and then everyone moves on. So since folx are recognizing anti Asian racism, I want to grab this opportunity to educate y’all. . In my experience, both Asians and non Asians are pretty unaware of Asian American history. I was too up until college when I took it upon myself to learn as much as possible. I’m STILL learning. The thing is, our history is barely taught. You might hear about Chinese Exclusion or the internment of Japanese citizens, but that’s usually it. In order to combat racism, ignorance, and disrupt the model minority myth, we need to understand our history. . As my friend and colleague @bobkim411 talks about in his @smithsonianapa webinar on the legal landscape, Asians have been involved in some monumental Supreme Court cases. Our identities have been used to define whiteness and who isn’t white, as well as pitting us against Black folx and other communities of color. . If you are just starting to expand your antiracism to include Asians, research these Supreme Court cases and also check my highlights on APAHM or API to learn more.” via @teachandtransform [Image Description: text-heavy slides w/photos detailing unjust court cases against Asian people in the US starting in the 1800s. For full text descriptions please DM me. — Parisa]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ParisaFitz-Henley-121-150x150.jpg)
![Parisa Fitz-Henley Instagram - This last year I’ve learned so much more from peers than I did in school. I feel so much richer for it, & so much more connected with this vast human family of ours. There’s tons we don’t know about each other, about ourselves. Imagine what’s possible when we know more, when we care more, when we deepen our unity. Everything around us is asking us to lean into each other, to support and be supported. It’s time. Very grateful to @teachandtransform for posting this important history lesson. 🔽 REPOST from @teachandtransform • “👏🏽 ANTI ASIAN RACISM IS NOT A “NEW” PHENOMENON 👏🏽 SWIPE TO LEARN MORE 👏🏽 . Obviously my break was shorter than expected. My fear is that like when stories go viral, there’s attention for a media cycle and then everyone moves on. So since folx are recognizing anti Asian racism, I want to grab this opportunity to educate y’all. . In my experience, both Asians and non Asians are pretty unaware of Asian American history. I was too up until college when I took it upon myself to learn as much as possible. I’m STILL learning. The thing is, our history is barely taught. You might hear about Chinese Exclusion or the internment of Japanese citizens, but that’s usually it. In order to combat racism, ignorance, and disrupt the model minority myth, we need to understand our history. . As my friend and colleague @bobkim411 talks about in his @smithsonianapa webinar on the legal landscape, Asians have been involved in some monumental Supreme Court cases. Our identities have been used to define whiteness and who isn’t white, as well as pitting us against Black folx and other communities of color. . If you are just starting to expand your antiracism to include Asians, research these Supreme Court cases and also check my highlights on APAHM or API to learn more.” via @teachandtransform [Image Description: text-heavy slides w/photos detailing unjust court cases against Asian people in the US starting in the 1800s. For full text descriptions please DM me. — Parisa]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ParisaFitz-Henley-155-150x150.jpg)
![Parisa Fitz-Henley Instagram - This last year I’ve learned so much more from peers than I did in school. I feel so much richer for it, & so much more connected with this vast human family of ours. There’s tons we don’t know about each other, about ourselves. Imagine what’s possible when we know more, when we care more, when we deepen our unity. Everything around us is asking us to lean into each other, to support and be supported. It’s time. Very grateful to @teachandtransform for posting this important history lesson. 🔽 REPOST from @teachandtransform • “👏🏽 ANTI ASIAN RACISM IS NOT A “NEW” PHENOMENON 👏🏽 SWIPE TO LEARN MORE 👏🏽 . Obviously my break was shorter than expected. My fear is that like when stories go viral, there’s attention for a media cycle and then everyone moves on. So since folx are recognizing anti Asian racism, I want to grab this opportunity to educate y’all. . In my experience, both Asians and non Asians are pretty unaware of Asian American history. I was too up until college when I took it upon myself to learn as much as possible. I’m STILL learning. The thing is, our history is barely taught. You might hear about Chinese Exclusion or the internment of Japanese citizens, but that’s usually it. In order to combat racism, ignorance, and disrupt the model minority myth, we need to understand our history. . As my friend and colleague @bobkim411 talks about in his @smithsonianapa webinar on the legal landscape, Asians have been involved in some monumental Supreme Court cases. Our identities have been used to define whiteness and who isn’t white, as well as pitting us against Black folx and other communities of color. . If you are just starting to expand your antiracism to include Asians, research these Supreme Court cases and also check my highlights on APAHM or API to learn more.” via @teachandtransform [Image Description: text-heavy slides w/photos detailing unjust court cases against Asian people in the US starting in the 1800s. For full text descriptions please DM me. — Parisa]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ParisaFitz-Henley-156-150x150.jpg)
![Parisa Fitz-Henley Instagram - This last year I’ve learned so much more from peers than I did in school. I feel so much richer for it, & so much more connected with this vast human family of ours. There’s tons we don’t know about each other, about ourselves. Imagine what’s possible when we know more, when we care more, when we deepen our unity. Everything around us is asking us to lean into each other, to support and be supported. It’s time. Very grateful to @teachandtransform for posting this important history lesson. 🔽 REPOST from @teachandtransform • “👏🏽 ANTI ASIAN RACISM IS NOT A “NEW” PHENOMENON 👏🏽 SWIPE TO LEARN MORE 👏🏽 . Obviously my break was shorter than expected. My fear is that like when stories go viral, there’s attention for a media cycle and then everyone moves on. So since folx are recognizing anti Asian racism, I want to grab this opportunity to educate y’all. . In my experience, both Asians and non Asians are pretty unaware of Asian American history. I was too up until college when I took it upon myself to learn as much as possible. I’m STILL learning. The thing is, our history is barely taught. You might hear about Chinese Exclusion or the internment of Japanese citizens, but that’s usually it. In order to combat racism, ignorance, and disrupt the model minority myth, we need to understand our history. . As my friend and colleague @bobkim411 talks about in his @smithsonianapa webinar on the legal landscape, Asians have been involved in some monumental Supreme Court cases. Our identities have been used to define whiteness and who isn’t white, as well as pitting us against Black folx and other communities of color. . If you are just starting to expand your antiracism to include Asians, research these Supreme Court cases and also check my highlights on APAHM or API to learn more.” via @teachandtransform [Image Description: text-heavy slides w/photos detailing unjust court cases against Asian people in the US starting in the 1800s. For full text descriptions please DM me. — Parisa]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ParisaFitz-Henley-157-150x150.jpg)
![Parisa Fitz-Henley Instagram - This last year I’ve learned so much more from peers than I did in school. I feel so much richer for it, & so much more connected with this vast human family of ours. There’s tons we don’t know about each other, about ourselves. Imagine what’s possible when we know more, when we care more, when we deepen our unity. Everything around us is asking us to lean into each other, to support and be supported. It’s time. Very grateful to @teachandtransform for posting this important history lesson. 🔽 REPOST from @teachandtransform • “👏🏽 ANTI ASIAN RACISM IS NOT A “NEW” PHENOMENON 👏🏽 SWIPE TO LEARN MORE 👏🏽 . Obviously my break was shorter than expected. My fear is that like when stories go viral, there’s attention for a media cycle and then everyone moves on. So since folx are recognizing anti Asian racism, I want to grab this opportunity to educate y’all. . In my experience, both Asians and non Asians are pretty unaware of Asian American history. I was too up until college when I took it upon myself to learn as much as possible. I’m STILL learning. The thing is, our history is barely taught. You might hear about Chinese Exclusion or the internment of Japanese citizens, but that’s usually it. In order to combat racism, ignorance, and disrupt the model minority myth, we need to understand our history. . As my friend and colleague @bobkim411 talks about in his @smithsonianapa webinar on the legal landscape, Asians have been involved in some monumental Supreme Court cases. Our identities have been used to define whiteness and who isn’t white, as well as pitting us against Black folx and other communities of color. . If you are just starting to expand your antiracism to include Asians, research these Supreme Court cases and also check my highlights on APAHM or API to learn more.” via @teachandtransform [Image Description: text-heavy slides w/photos detailing unjust court cases against Asian people in the US starting in the 1800s. For full text descriptions please DM me. — Parisa]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ParisaFitz-Henley-158-150x150.jpg)
![Parisa Fitz-Henley Instagram - This last year I’ve learned so much more from peers than I did in school. I feel so much richer for it, & so much more connected with this vast human family of ours. There’s tons we don’t know about each other, about ourselves. Imagine what’s possible when we know more, when we care more, when we deepen our unity. Everything around us is asking us to lean into each other, to support and be supported. It’s time. Very grateful to @teachandtransform for posting this important history lesson. 🔽 REPOST from @teachandtransform • “👏🏽 ANTI ASIAN RACISM IS NOT A “NEW” PHENOMENON 👏🏽 SWIPE TO LEARN MORE 👏🏽 . Obviously my break was shorter than expected. My fear is that like when stories go viral, there’s attention for a media cycle and then everyone moves on. So since folx are recognizing anti Asian racism, I want to grab this opportunity to educate y’all. . In my experience, both Asians and non Asians are pretty unaware of Asian American history. I was too up until college when I took it upon myself to learn as much as possible. I’m STILL learning. The thing is, our history is barely taught. You might hear about Chinese Exclusion or the internment of Japanese citizens, but that’s usually it. In order to combat racism, ignorance, and disrupt the model minority myth, we need to understand our history. . As my friend and colleague @bobkim411 talks about in his @smithsonianapa webinar on the legal landscape, Asians have been involved in some monumental Supreme Court cases. Our identities have been used to define whiteness and who isn’t white, as well as pitting us against Black folx and other communities of color. . If you are just starting to expand your antiracism to include Asians, research these Supreme Court cases and also check my highlights on APAHM or API to learn more.” via @teachandtransform [Image Description: text-heavy slides w/photos detailing unjust court cases against Asian people in the US starting in the 1800s. For full text descriptions please DM me. — Parisa]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ParisaFitz-Henley-159-150x150.jpg)
![Parisa Fitz-Henley Instagram - This last year I’ve learned so much more from peers than I did in school. I feel so much richer for it, & so much more connected with this vast human family of ours. There’s tons we don’t know about each other, about ourselves. Imagine what’s possible when we know more, when we care more, when we deepen our unity. Everything around us is asking us to lean into each other, to support and be supported. It’s time. Very grateful to @teachandtransform for posting this important history lesson. 🔽 REPOST from @teachandtransform • “👏🏽 ANTI ASIAN RACISM IS NOT A “NEW” PHENOMENON 👏🏽 SWIPE TO LEARN MORE 👏🏽 . Obviously my break was shorter than expected. My fear is that like when stories go viral, there’s attention for a media cycle and then everyone moves on. So since folx are recognizing anti Asian racism, I want to grab this opportunity to educate y’all. . In my experience, both Asians and non Asians are pretty unaware of Asian American history. I was too up until college when I took it upon myself to learn as much as possible. I’m STILL learning. The thing is, our history is barely taught. You might hear about Chinese Exclusion or the internment of Japanese citizens, but that’s usually it. In order to combat racism, ignorance, and disrupt the model minority myth, we need to understand our history. . As my friend and colleague @bobkim411 talks about in his @smithsonianapa webinar on the legal landscape, Asians have been involved in some monumental Supreme Court cases. Our identities have been used to define whiteness and who isn’t white, as well as pitting us against Black folx and other communities of color. . If you are just starting to expand your antiracism to include Asians, research these Supreme Court cases and also check my highlights on APAHM or API to learn more.” via @teachandtransform [Image Description: text-heavy slides w/photos detailing unjust court cases against Asian people in the US starting in the 1800s. For full text descriptions please DM me. — Parisa]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ParisaFitz-Henley-160-150x150.jpg)
![Parisa Fitz-Henley Instagram - This last year I’ve learned so much more from peers than I did in school. I feel so much richer for it, & so much more connected with this vast human family of ours. There’s tons we don’t know about each other, about ourselves. Imagine what’s possible when we know more, when we care more, when we deepen our unity. Everything around us is asking us to lean into each other, to support and be supported. It’s time. Very grateful to @teachandtransform for posting this important history lesson. 🔽 REPOST from @teachandtransform • “👏🏽 ANTI ASIAN RACISM IS NOT A “NEW” PHENOMENON 👏🏽 SWIPE TO LEARN MORE 👏🏽 . Obviously my break was shorter than expected. My fear is that like when stories go viral, there’s attention for a media cycle and then everyone moves on. So since folx are recognizing anti Asian racism, I want to grab this opportunity to educate y’all. . In my experience, both Asians and non Asians are pretty unaware of Asian American history. I was too up until college when I took it upon myself to learn as much as possible. I’m STILL learning. The thing is, our history is barely taught. You might hear about Chinese Exclusion or the internment of Japanese citizens, but that’s usually it. In order to combat racism, ignorance, and disrupt the model minority myth, we need to understand our history. . As my friend and colleague @bobkim411 talks about in his @smithsonianapa webinar on the legal landscape, Asians have been involved in some monumental Supreme Court cases. Our identities have been used to define whiteness and who isn’t white, as well as pitting us against Black folx and other communities of color. . If you are just starting to expand your antiracism to include Asians, research these Supreme Court cases and also check my highlights on APAHM or API to learn more.” via @teachandtransform [Image Description: text-heavy slides w/photos detailing unjust court cases against Asian people in the US starting in the 1800s. For full text descriptions please DM me. — Parisa]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ParisaFitz-Henley-161-150x150.jpg)
![Parisa Fitz-Henley Instagram - This last year I’ve learned so much more from peers than I did in school. I feel so much richer for it, & so much more connected with this vast human family of ours. There’s tons we don’t know about each other, about ourselves. Imagine what’s possible when we know more, when we care more, when we deepen our unity. Everything around us is asking us to lean into each other, to support and be supported. It’s time. Very grateful to @teachandtransform for posting this important history lesson. 🔽 REPOST from @teachandtransform • “👏🏽 ANTI ASIAN RACISM IS NOT A “NEW” PHENOMENON 👏🏽 SWIPE TO LEARN MORE 👏🏽 . Obviously my break was shorter than expected. My fear is that like when stories go viral, there’s attention for a media cycle and then everyone moves on. So since folx are recognizing anti Asian racism, I want to grab this opportunity to educate y’all. . In my experience, both Asians and non Asians are pretty unaware of Asian American history. I was too up until college when I took it upon myself to learn as much as possible. I’m STILL learning. The thing is, our history is barely taught. You might hear about Chinese Exclusion or the internment of Japanese citizens, but that’s usually it. In order to combat racism, ignorance, and disrupt the model minority myth, we need to understand our history. . As my friend and colleague @bobkim411 talks about in his @smithsonianapa webinar on the legal landscape, Asians have been involved in some monumental Supreme Court cases. Our identities have been used to define whiteness and who isn’t white, as well as pitting us against Black folx and other communities of color. . If you are just starting to expand your antiracism to include Asians, research these Supreme Court cases and also check my highlights on APAHM or API to learn more.” via @teachandtransform [Image Description: text-heavy slides w/photos detailing unjust court cases against Asian people in the US starting in the 1800s. For full text descriptions please DM me. — Parisa]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ParisaFitz-Henley-162-150x150.jpg)
![Parisa Fitz-Henley Instagram - Appreciating this so much and taking the advice. Grateful for this post and this precious guidance @berniceaking 🙏🤍 Repost from @berniceaking • “Praying for George Floyd’s family. Remembering his daughter, Gianna.” [Image Description: black background with a soft gray image of George Floyd on the right side, a small yellow The King Center stamp below him, and the following written in white text on the left: Derek Chauvin took George Floyd's breath, but we WILL NOT let this moment, nor the verdict, take our breath. Before you make a move after the verdict, take a moment to breathe for George. Breathe nonviolently for Justice. Breathe nonviolently for Equity. Breathe nonviolently for Reimagining Public Safety. Breathe nonviolently for Voting Rights, Breathe nonviolently for Livable Wages. Breathe nonviolently for Black and brown lives to be free from Systemic Racism and Dehumanization. Nonviolence = love - centered, strategic noncooperation with evil. #Keep Breathing #BreatheOutLove]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ParisaFitz-Henley-112-150x150.jpg)
![Parisa Fitz-Henley Instagram - Thank you for this @iamjoelleon 🙏🤍 • “a reminder to and for the community: whether this feels like a victory to you or a reminder of a failing and crumbling democracy, we get to hold space for the views we share with these results. today, tomorrow, and forever... Black Lives ALWAYS Matter.” — @iamjoelleon [Image Description: post from @iamjoelleon, simple white background with black lettering with a multicolored border. Image reads “You get to feel and process this moment however you need to — grief, joy; overwhelming sadness, rage, happiness... a combination of all of the above. No one gets to dictate that for you. A family lost a son, father. Emotions are running high, and heavy. Be with whatever comes.”]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ParisaFitz-Henley-113-150x150.jpg)
![Parisa Fitz-Henley Instagram - Just watched the trailer for this and it looks great! Check out the info below from @capeusa 💫 Repost from @capeusa • “In light of the Atlanta spa shooting on March 16, 2021, @PBS has made their 5-part documentary series, ASIAN AMERICANS, available for FREE to stream on their website. Watch 150 years of #AsianAmerican history unfold. The documentary series originally premiered in May 2020 and comes from filmmakers @rtajimapena, @sleochiang, Eurie Chung, @geetagandbhir and @anothergracelee. @danieldaekim and @thetamlyntomita narrate the series.” #StopAsianHate #RepresentationMatters #AsianAmericanHistory #documentary #history [Image Description: A multi-colored poster of people of Asian descent with “Asian Americans” in the center in bold white type. The @PBS logo, also white, is in the bottom right corner.]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ParisaFitz-Henley-119-150x150.jpg)
