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this is a semi-personal tumblr context: 30 y/o chinese american immigrant/naturalized citizen cis/het man upper middle class southern california graduated from uc irvine tagged most of the original/reblog/respond posts on this tumblr regarding asian americans and anti-black racism. Tagged: AsAms and Anti-Black Racism I write a lot about social/political/world issues and you may or may not agree with my opinions. I am not and do not claim to be an expert on any of the topics, and am only presenting my thoughts formed from knowledge gained through research or school. My views and understandings of things have shifted and continue to shift drastically over the years. Anything older than a year might not accurately reflect my current politics and should not be taken as such. Any statements made on this blog are my own personal opinions and do not reflect the views or stances of any organization, company, or peer that I am affiliated with.

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Hello World

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Daughters of the Dust (1991) 1/5 Cinematography 

At the dawn of the 20th century, a multi-generational family in the Gullah community on the Sea Islands off of South Carolina – former West African slaves who adopted many of their ancestors’ Yoruba traditions – struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and folklore while contemplating a migration to the mainland, even further from their roots.[x]

Director: Julie Dash 

Cinematography: Arthur Jafa

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Daughters of the Dust dir. Julie Dash (1991)

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Everyone. This was the first film directed by an African-American woman to get a general release in the United States. It’s notoriously hard to find and criminally underseen and it is now streaming of Netflix, as of today, 6/14/17. Please please please go watch it.

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From @littlemunchiepooky: “Pooky got a new toy today… a fidget spinner! 😂” #catsofinstagram [source: http://ift.tt/2qQwWRH ]

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Magical Cat of Bisexuality

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me @ netflix rn

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First look of Sonequa Martin-Green as First Officer Michael Burnham and Michelle Yeoh as Captain Philippa Georgiou in Star Trek: Discovery

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~* solange’s met gala look *~ 

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SLAY ALL DAY

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(via: una1535) #ねこうさぎちゃん #かわいいかわいいねこうさぎちゃん

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solange in red

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Hidden Figures (2016) dir. Theodore Melfi 

original score by Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, and Benjamin Wallfisch

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Chrisjen Avasarala + outfits | season 2

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Shohreh Aghdashloo on The Expanse!

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Hidden Figures (2016)

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the theater clapped for this

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@Disney 

do it you cowards

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Hi! I'm a woman of color who is a senior in hs, considering attending uci. I have a passion for social justice and as I was going down your uci tag, I noticed a lot of articles about anti-blackness that worry me a lot about attending the school. Would you say that you still enjoyed attending uci and was able to find your niche within the school? I'm just really curious about your experience. Sorry if this is annoying 😬

Hi! I asked some of my friends from UCI to get some more perspectives. The main takeaways seem to be that, yeah UCI’s campus climate and the surrounding affluent Irvine suburbs can be rather hostile, though in that environment some people definitely found/built strong-knit communities such as in the Black Student Union and in social justice work. Folks noted remembering some really great faculty that helped their experience. And also that UCI probably isn’t any less or more anti-Black than other schools. 

Those comments reflect much of my experience too. A lot of the issues on campus were very painful, even traumatizing, but I was able to find and connect with and learn from many great people, especially radical women of color, who were doing great things at UCI. Particularly, I found a home in the Cross-Cultural Center and the various ethnic organizations there. 

Hope that helps!

Some quotes:

“I didn't find my 'niche' (did I even tho lol) until like halfway through my time there, anyway. [...] Maybe they'll talk to soemoen who lets them know that a particular school has a great support system in place for certain things or smth, that could be helpful to know. [...] But I also want to point out that - through all the terrible things that DID happen, there were also things that warmed my heart or whatever ya know cuz like, its not like everyone was just sitting around like "lol okay bad things happened." There were people getting stuff done, showing what it means to stand up, for so many of the incidents.”

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“For me, it was the strangest contradiction. Yes, UCI was the place where I felt - more than I ever had up to that point - extremely an other. But I guess because of that, I found a community of people I trusted to get through it with. That's why I joined iRise worked with admissions and recruiting Black students. So that those who do choose to take advantage of the opportunities UCI does have to offer, have each other to get through all they have to go through to do so.“

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“Although I can't speak for all the people or classes, I thought the BSU and faculty at UCI were very welcoming and accepting. Despite the rest of the campus being anti-black, it was a really affirming space.” 

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“Don’t go there. I mean...It's important to note the community surrounding the campus honestly”