The greatest living gymnast just told the world and every young gymnast who looks up to her that trusting your body by not going on the mat if something feels wrong, that preserving your mental health, is more important than the possibility of winning. That's hero level shit.

I’m so inspired by Simone Biles. Our world promotes toxic levels of “achievement” at the expense of our humanity, health and families which are disposable. The only way to survive is to value ourselves enough to say no. This is a radical act of self-love we can all learn fom.

Translation & interpretation work is so much more than subbing diff vocab from a diff language. Unfortunately it doesn't click for some ppl if they're monolingual & unfortunately these are the ppl who call the shots. And unfortunately this is found in all areas of work.

If funders are only willing to fund projects and not infrastructure building, we will be where we are---intermittent successes but persistent disparities. So much time and talent wasted on little wins instead of going big.

I wrote about Suni Lee's win and how Hmong struggles & achievements have long been shrouded in decades of model minority tropes. Experts say Lee’s success isn’t so much proof of meritocracy in the U.S. but a reflection of the resilience of her & community nbcnews.com/news/asian-ame…

Friendly reminder that suicide prevention isn’t just saying “here if you need to talk!” and posting a hotline number. it’s healthcare. it’s housing. it’s adequate social welfare. it’s food security. it’s actually being able to access mental health services quickly.

Chiming in to say that North/South debates often promotes Central erasure because Spring Rolls by Bánh Tráng Rế (netted spring roll wrappers) are superior. They were created to do what it was meant to do... Give that ✨extra crisp✨

Watching the municipal election from overseas. Some people are so out of touch, it's embarrassingly comedic.

Honest question: can community gossip be intangible cultural heritage/cultural knowledge???