Tessato
@tessato.bsky.social
Framer 🖼️ artist 🖌️cat mom 🙀😻😾
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Obon is a special time a year to gather with joy and reflect on ancestors and those who have crossed to the other shore. This year's Obon was during the Ichiro Hall of Fame induction, our Sangha's request was to bring back the Yakyu Ken in honor of his legacy. #obon #bonodori #ichirosuzuki
August 3, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Obon is a special time a year to gather with joy and reflect on ancestors and those who have crossed to the other shore. This year's Obon was during the Ichiro Hall of Fame induction, our Sangha's request was to bring back the Yakyu Ken in honor of his legacy. #obon #bonodori #ichirosuzuki
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On Memorial Day, PBS @NewsHour highlighted Yukio Kawamoto, a Nisei World War II veteran who served his country under nearly unimaginable conditions. You can hear my historical insights at the 1:33 mark.
#japaneseamericanhistory #neveragainisnow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5m2JLyAACU
#japaneseamericanhistory #neveragainisnow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5m2JLyAACU
www.youtube.com
May 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
On Memorial Day, PBS @NewsHour highlighted Yukio Kawamoto, a Nisei World War II veteran who served his country under nearly unimaginable conditions. You can hear my historical insights at the 1:33 mark.
#japaneseamericanhistory #neveragainisnow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5m2JLyAACU
#japaneseamericanhistory #neveragainisnow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5m2JLyAACU
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I will also be donating 10% of sales from this shop update to Tsuru for Solidarity, a project by Japanese American social justice advocates who call for an end to detention sites and support communities who are targeted by racist and inhumane immigration policies. Read more about their mission:
Home – Tsuru for Solidarity
Tsuru for Solidarity is a non-violent, direct action project of Japanese American WWII camp survivors, descendants, and allies fighting to end detention sites and support front-line immigrant and refu...
tsuruforsolidarity.org
May 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I will also be donating 10% of sales from this shop update to Tsuru for Solidarity, a project by Japanese American social justice advocates who call for an end to detention sites and support communities who are targeted by racist and inhumane immigration policies. Read more about their mission:
April 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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The four house democrats who voted for the SAVE Act: Jared Golden (Maine), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.), Henry Cuellar (Texas) and Ed Case (Hawaii).
I wonder if Glusenkamp Perez knows this bill would probably strip her right to vote since “Glusenkamp” isn’t on her birth certificate.
I wonder if Glusenkamp Perez knows this bill would probably strip her right to vote since “Glusenkamp” isn’t on her birth certificate.
April 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The four house democrats who voted for the SAVE Act: Jared Golden (Maine), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.), Henry Cuellar (Texas) and Ed Case (Hawaii).
I wonder if Glusenkamp Perez knows this bill would probably strip her right to vote since “Glusenkamp” isn’t on her birth certificate.
I wonder if Glusenkamp Perez knows this bill would probably strip her right to vote since “Glusenkamp” isn’t on her birth certificate.
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The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would make it much harder for millions of people to register to vote.
Tell your Senator to reject this harmful legislation.
Tell your Senator to reject this harmful legislation.
Stop the SAVE Act
The SAVE Act would keep millions of people from being able to vote – and would shut countless eligible voters out of our democracy. Urge Congress to vote no now.
action.aclu.org
April 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would make it much harder for millions of people to register to vote.
Tell your Senator to reject this harmful legislation.
Tell your Senator to reject this harmful legislation.
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Proud of JANM today.
“The Japanese American National Museum says Trump admin may withhold as much as $2 million approved by the Biden admin.”
“Facing pressure to scrub its website of diversity and inclusion references, a JANM leader says the museum will ‘scrub nothing.’”
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
“Facing pressure to scrub its website of diversity and inclusion references, a JANM leader says the museum will ‘scrub nothing.’”
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Japanese American National Museum takes a stand against DOGE cuts to NEH
The National Endowment for the Humanities warned museums across the country that it was slashing funding, including money previously pledged to places such as LACMA and the Japanese American National ...
www.latimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Proud of JANM today.
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Contact your representatives and support institutions like JANM that are at risk of losing federal funds!
abc7.com/post/funding...
abc7.com/post/funding...
Funding at risk for Little Tokyo's Japanese American National Museum amid Trump administration cuts
A museum in Los Angeles is now impacted by the Trump administrations cuts. Funding is at risk for the Japanese American National Museum.
abc7.com
April 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Contact your representatives and support institutions like JANM that are at risk of losing federal funds!
abc7.com/post/funding...
abc7.com/post/funding...
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A deeply felt review by Amy Hirayama upon publication of "The Gate of Memory: Poems by Descendants of Nikkei Wartime Incarceration." Join us this Thursday 4/10 at Elliott Bay Books in Seattle with editors Brynn Saito and Brandon Shimoda and four of the poets anthologized.
'The Gate of Memory,' a collection of poems by descendants of WWII Japanese American incarcerees, is roadmap for defying guilt, shame and silence - International Examiner
The Gate of Memory, edited by Brynn Saito and Brandon Shimoda, is a collection of poetry by the descendants of people incarcerated in U.S. prison camps during WWII. If the incarceration of over 120,00...
iexaminer.org
April 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
A deeply felt review by Amy Hirayama upon publication of "The Gate of Memory: Poems by Descendants of Nikkei Wartime Incarceration." Join us this Thursday 4/10 at Elliott Bay Books in Seattle with editors Brynn Saito and Brandon Shimoda and four of the poets anthologized.
Physically I was at a Baby Shower, but spiritually I was here! #reallygoodpainting #realisticpaintingofelon #itreallycaptureselonorevenbetterthantherealthing
April 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Physically I was at a Baby Shower, but spiritually I was here! #reallygoodpainting #realisticpaintingofelon #itreallycaptureselonorevenbetterthantherealthing
Glad some friends went and protested today!💪🏼
April 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Glad some friends went and protested today!💪🏼
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Pretty awesome art, digging the 2026 FIFA World Cup poster!
Quintessential Seattle 🎨
Last night, Stefan Frei and Lauren Barnes helped unveil the official 2026 FIFA World Cup poster for Seattle, designed by local artist Shogo Ota!
Last night, Stefan Frei and Lauren Barnes helped unveil the official 2026 FIFA World Cup poster for Seattle, designed by local artist Shogo Ota!
April 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Pretty awesome art, digging the 2026 FIFA World Cup poster!
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Were we "Alien Enemies"?
The dangers of the AEA are apparent from our community's experiences during WWII. We must not allow these actions to happen again! Take action today and message your members of Congress to urge them to denounce the AEA!
Take Action Here: jacl.salsalabs.org/oppose_alien...
The dangers of the AEA are apparent from our community's experiences during WWII. We must not allow these actions to happen again! Take action today and message your members of Congress to urge them to denounce the AEA!
Take Action Here: jacl.salsalabs.org/oppose_alien...
April 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Were we "Alien Enemies"?
The dangers of the AEA are apparent from our community's experiences during WWII. We must not allow these actions to happen again! Take action today and message your members of Congress to urge them to denounce the AEA!
Take Action Here: jacl.salsalabs.org/oppose_alien...
The dangers of the AEA are apparent from our community's experiences during WWII. We must not allow these actions to happen again! Take action today and message your members of Congress to urge them to denounce the AEA!
Take Action Here: jacl.salsalabs.org/oppose_alien...
Protest Poster Painting Party! This is the best painting I've ever made of Elon...
@amyraehill.bsky.social @kellykah.bsky.social
#handsoff2025 #painting #elonmusk
@amyraehill.bsky.social @kellykah.bsky.social
#handsoff2025 #painting #elonmusk
April 3, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Protest Poster Painting Party! This is the best painting I've ever made of Elon...
@amyraehill.bsky.social @kellykah.bsky.social
#handsoff2025 #painting #elonmusk
@amyraehill.bsky.social @kellykah.bsky.social
#handsoff2025 #painting #elonmusk
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This. Authoritarians win by creating an atmosphere of hopelessness in order to preemptively suppress mass actions that could effectively challenge their power. Every single public act of defiance plays a critical role in stopping them.
I spoke to an expert in authoritarianism, who explained to me that things like this are extremely meaningful and they help protect democracy, even if there’s not a straight line between this and actual legislating
Senator Cory Booker concludes his record-breaking Senate Floor speech after 25 hours
Massive applause for Booker
Massive applause for Booker
April 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This. Authoritarians win by creating an atmosphere of hopelessness in order to preemptively suppress mass actions that could effectively challenge their power. Every single public act of defiance plays a critical role in stopping them.
It's the little moments that matter ✨
Custom yarn bowl featuring a little oasis on a barren world, based on a short story by the customer!
April 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It's the little moments that matter ✨
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ICE is using a checklist, relying heavily on things like tattoos, to send people to a brutal prison in El Salvador.
Multiple people have been accused of alleged gang membership and deported without due process because of this unreliable system. We're taking legal action.
Multiple people have been accused of alleged gang membership and deported without due process because of this unreliable system. We're taking legal action.
ICE using 'points system' to identify migrant gang members: What to know
A form used by federal agents to determine Tren de Aragua membership was filed in court by the ACLU.
www.newsweek.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
ICE is using a checklist, relying heavily on things like tattoos, to send people to a brutal prison in El Salvador.
Multiple people have been accused of alleged gang membership and deported without due process because of this unreliable system. We're taking legal action.
Multiple people have been accused of alleged gang membership and deported without due process because of this unreliable system. We're taking legal action.
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A huge honor for WE HEREBY REFUSE. @frankabe.bsky.social, @rossish.bsky.social (and Matt Sasaki too) and I began writing this in February 2017 and it’s even more heartbreakingly relevant now. Thanks, @zinnedproject.bsky.social.
Check out the graphic novel, "We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration."
By Frank Abe and @tamikonimura.bsky.social; illustrated by Ross Ishikawa. #TeachTruth #TeachOutsideTextbook
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/we...
By Frank Abe and @tamikonimura.bsky.social; illustrated by Ross Ishikawa. #TeachTruth #TeachOutsideTextbook
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/we...
We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration
Book — Non-fiction. By Frank Abe and Tamiko Nimura; illustrated by Ross Ishikawa. 2021. 160 pages. This graphic novel tells the story of Japanese American imprisonment during World War II, and the res...
www.zinnedproject.org
March 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A huge honor for WE HEREBY REFUSE. @frankabe.bsky.social, @rossish.bsky.social (and Matt Sasaki too) and I began writing this in February 2017 and it’s even more heartbreakingly relevant now. Thanks, @zinnedproject.bsky.social.
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A reminder for this Transgender Day of Visibility:
Trans people have always existed, and we always will.
No president, politician, or court can change that.
Trans people have always existed, and we always will.
No president, politician, or court can change that.
March 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
A reminder for this Transgender Day of Visibility:
Trans people have always existed, and we always will.
No president, politician, or court can change that.
Trans people have always existed, and we always will.
No president, politician, or court can change that.
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let's be visible I guess
March 31, 2025 at 7:50 AM
let's be visible I guess
Britney just being cute, she's sassy and always tells me what to do. She's the queen! 👸🏻
March 31, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Britney just being cute, she's sassy and always tells me what to do. She's the queen! 👸🏻
I took Britney out in the yard, she is fierce as usual.
March 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I took Britney out in the yard, she is fierce as usual.