Corey
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Gearing up for my first year at the OAA (okinawa association of america) Craft Fair!
April 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Gearing up for my first year at the OAA (okinawa association of america) Craft Fair!
This is why I started farming. End of story. Gonna go cry now, bye
Have you ever sat at the kitchen table and cried, because another Okinawan sent you Okinawan seeds to grow? Food is such a huge part of my Ryukyu memory. To have even a little bit of access to it fills my heart with joy.
The love the people of Okinawan Diasporas have to connect is overwhelming 😭💛
The love the people of Okinawan Diasporas have to connect is overwhelming 😭💛
March 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This is why I started farming. End of story. Gonna go cry now, bye
A few weeks ago, a new doc said I don't have a disease because "it's really rare," even though I have all the symptoms for it and it's a common comorbidity of my other diagnoses. I asked what specifically made him think that, and he kept repeating "it's rare". Cancelled all other appts with him 🙄
March 1, 2025 at 6:02 AM
A few weeks ago, a new doc said I don't have a disease because "it's really rare," even though I have all the symptoms for it and it's a common comorbidity of my other diagnoses. I asked what specifically made him think that, and he kept repeating "it's rare". Cancelled all other appts with him 🙄
Should I fill out the 22 pages of medical paperwork I need to finish tonight or pet the puppy?
February 28, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Should I fill out the 22 pages of medical paperwork I need to finish tonight or pet the puppy?
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Broke out the tiny brushes to make the precious beings for our chicago2okinawa zine 🌿 fauna/flora endemic to the islands habu - blueberry hermit crab - yambaru yatsushiro orchid - sashigusa !!
February 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Broke out the tiny brushes to make the precious beings for our chicago2okinawa zine 🌿 fauna/flora endemic to the islands habu - blueberry hermit crab - yambaru yatsushiro orchid - sashigusa !!
My therapist apparently has been learning about my chronic illnesses on her own time to better understand what I'm dealing with and I could CRY, I'm so grateful
February 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
My therapist apparently has been learning about my chronic illnesses on her own time to better understand what I'm dealing with and I could CRY, I'm so grateful
I am now on the hunt for this exact textile (I was told it's dyed with sugarcane juice AND it's gettou/sannin/shell ginger, which I have desperately been trying to grow for the past two years) and an Okinawan jubako (I have a Japanese jubako and have been wondering if there were Okinawan ones!)
February 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I am now on the hunt for this exact textile (I was told it's dyed with sugarcane juice AND it's gettou/sannin/shell ginger, which I have desperately been trying to grow for the past two years) and an Okinawan jubako (I have a Japanese jubako and have been wondering if there were Okinawan ones!)
Visited the Okinawa Memories Initiative exhibit on Okinawan food culture at UCSC yesterday. They did such an amazing job, I took pictures of every single thing there. And they made goya champuru!
February 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Visited the Okinawa Memories Initiative exhibit on Okinawan food culture at UCSC yesterday. They did such an amazing job, I took pictures of every single thing there. And they made goya champuru!
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Many Japanese Americans are recoiling from Trump's immigration crackdown. “This brings back all kinds of memories, even tears,” said one 91-year-old Berkeley resident. “You don’t think I’d remember much, but it’s amazing how much I do.” www.kqed.org/news/1202191... via @kqednews.bsky.social
Bay Area Japanese Americans Draw on WWII Trauma to Resist Deportation Threats | KQED
President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to expedite deportations has rekindled trauma for Japanese Americans who were relocated and imprisoned during World War II...
www.kqed.org
January 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Many Japanese Americans are recoiling from Trump's immigration crackdown. “This brings back all kinds of memories, even tears,” said one 91-year-old Berkeley resident. “You don’t think I’d remember much, but it’s amazing how much I do.” www.kqed.org/news/1202191... via @kqednews.bsky.social
12 doctors appointments scheduled for next month, plus 6 referrals in progress 💀
January 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
12 doctors appointments scheduled for next month, plus 6 referrals in progress 💀
Thought I was too tired to celebrate soogwachi, but rallied and made black sesame mochi (some filled with sesame paste, but got overwhelmed by sticky fingers and rolled the rest in sesame seeds)
January 30, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Thought I was too tired to celebrate soogwachi, but rallied and made black sesame mochi (some filled with sesame paste, but got overwhelmed by sticky fingers and rolled the rest in sesame seeds)
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Happy lunar new year! 🐍✨
I think year of the snake is meant for year of sanshin, which traditionally were made with snake skin (not as much anymore).
Sanshin my mom received from her brother, which she passed on to me. The front now has fake snake skin but the back is still covered by real skin.
I think year of the snake is meant for year of sanshin, which traditionally were made with snake skin (not as much anymore).
Sanshin my mom received from her brother, which she passed on to me. The front now has fake snake skin but the back is still covered by real skin.
January 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Happy lunar new year! 🐍✨
I think year of the snake is meant for year of sanshin, which traditionally were made with snake skin (not as much anymore).
Sanshin my mom received from her brother, which she passed on to me. The front now has fake snake skin but the back is still covered by real skin.
I think year of the snake is meant for year of sanshin, which traditionally were made with snake skin (not as much anymore).
Sanshin my mom received from her brother, which she passed on to me. The front now has fake snake skin but the back is still covered by real skin.
Soogwachi last year in Uchinā ft Itoman fishing boat flags, Kei trucks, and cats
January 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Soogwachi last year in Uchinā ft Itoman fishing boat flags, Kei trucks, and cats
Yii Soogwachi Deebiru, happy lunar new year!!
January 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Yii Soogwachi Deebiru, happy lunar new year!!
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Marisa Kabas broke the biggest story of Trump’s second term last night, beating NYT and WaPo to the scoop. If you’re wondering whether independent media has what it takes to hold Trump to account, the answer is yes.
“There’s still this idea that news is only ‘real’ once it’s confirmed by big corporate outlets. After all, could one woman with absolutely zero institutional backing in leggings and a sweatshirt in her NYC apartment really be the one to break such an important story? Now we know the answer is yes.”
Breaking: The Handbasket is first to report catastrophic OMB funding memo
Posted on Bluesky earlier this evening, other major outlets have since confirmed.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Marisa Kabas broke the biggest story of Trump’s second term last night, beating NYT and WaPo to the scoop. If you’re wondering whether independent media has what it takes to hold Trump to account, the answer is yes.
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Haiya~ Iyasasa
🍉🍠🍍🐍🐖
Ryuukyuu Power!
For all of my fellow peoples of the Ryukyuan diaspora 🖤
🍉🍠🍍🐍🐖
Ryuukyuu Power!
For all of my fellow peoples of the Ryukyuan diaspora 🖤
November 19, 2024 at 3:05 AM
Haiya~ Iyasasa
🍉🍠🍍🐍🐖
Ryuukyuu Power!
For all of my fellow peoples of the Ryukyuan diaspora 🖤
🍉🍠🍍🐍🐖
Ryuukyuu Power!
For all of my fellow peoples of the Ryukyuan diaspora 🖤
This sleepy baby has been with us for a week now and I'm so happy about it. Too sick to get out of bed most days and I don't even care anymore because she's so snuggly
January 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This sleepy baby has been with us for a week now and I'm so happy about it. Too sick to get out of bed most days and I don't even care anymore because she's so snuggly
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I feel that at times, it's hard for us to find each other in community. I made a Starter Pack for Ryūkyūan Academics-Artists.
go.bsky.app/HAzFD2t
go.bsky.app/HAzFD2t
November 20, 2024 at 11:55 PM
I feel that at times, it's hard for us to find each other in community. I made a Starter Pack for Ryūkyūan Academics-Artists.
go.bsky.app/HAzFD2t
go.bsky.app/HAzFD2t
Shikwasaa/shikuwasa in the park for our first Bay Area shimanchu book club
January 27, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Shikwasaa/shikuwasa in the park for our first Bay Area shimanchu book club