#Peace #protesters gathered outside the #Turkish #embassy in #Tokyo , #Japan, demanding an end to fueling #Israel due to the ongoing #genocide in #Gaza.

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#USAFundsGenocide
#BoycottIsrael
#BDSMovement
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#ApartheidIsrael
#SanctionIsrael
#ZionismIsACult

#Resistance against imperialism & colonialism is in my blood. It goes back much further than the USA invasion on Vietnam. It goes back several generations on both my patriarch & matriarch ancestors sides. Several of my ancestors in China were murdered by imperialists for resisting indoctrination & trying to fight back. Several of my ancestors in Vietnam were murdered by French colonizers while fighting back & trying to protect their families & ancestral lands. Part of my ancestral duties is to keep on resisting the colonial/imperial evil forces. I owe at least that, to all my ancestors who sacrificed their lives so I could live & speak out, today.

#AsianMastodon #WarSurvivors

Big Auntie honoured her former fellow resistance fighters with a long & somber incense filled ceremony at her home today. We have never attended any colonial public remembrance day ceremonies - except when me & my brothers were forced to, in our public school times, which was mandatory for all students. We have spent some time during past remembrance days with some Canadian veterans here, who have dedicated the rest of their lives to fighting for peace. Despite them being called traitors by folks who enjoy war/violence more than working very hard towards peace. They are the real heroes from past war times - they understand wars should NEVER be glorified but avoided.

#AsianMastodon #WarSurvivors #ResistanceFighters

When local #HateCrimes happen to me/my family/my #BIPOC friends - we don't call cops. The cops have abused us too many times for us to expect they'd protect us over bigot perpetrators who attack us. We can't trust cops here who have abused powers of authority & abused/traumatized me/my family/our BIPOC friends & community. We protect ourselves because no one else will.

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My frontlines interview with Donna Clark from #XRVancouver has finally uploaded.

I talk about why I'm at the blockades. I talk about the ecocide on my family's matriarch homelands. I talk about the devastating & longterm effects of the US invasion on Vietnam. I talk about how we need to protect/study/find more ancient forest medicines. I talk about colonialism & brutalities. I talk about my amazing resilient villager relations. I talk about how ecocide destroyed my matriarch village ways of life.

I also bring up the sellouts.

We were carpet bombed by #USA #racist terrorists. Fact.

Please take the time to listen to what I have to say. Thank you for those who care enough to listen to me & why I keep fighting for a better world - for all of us.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lB-EscumG-g

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Signing off to have dinner & watch some shows with Mom.

Enjoy this #podcast 👍

Viet Thanh Nguyen on Being Canceled Over Palestine: What if those were your people in Gaza?

In this episode of #FridayNightSemites, we sit down with Pulitzer Prize-winning author and professor Viet Thanh Nguyen, acclaimed for his book The Sympathizer (now a brilliant show on HBO Max). We discuss his experience of being canceled for speaking out for a ceasefire after October 7 and his thoughts on boycotting other artists—even those he strongly disagrees with. Viet opens up about the backlash he’s faced for standing in solidarity with Palestine, and we explore the myths, propaganda, and language shaping public perception of the Middle East.

He dives into his political differences within the Vietnamese-American community, how the U.S. treats immigrants versus refugees, and offers advice to young writers on creating political art during times of war and crisis. We also cover the broader themes of decolonization, anti-Semitism, and the colonial origins of how we talk about the Middle East. This is a no-holds-barred conversation on solidarity, history, and speaking truth to power when the stakes are high.

Whether you’re interested in the politics of Palestine, anti-colonialism, or how to navigate controversial conversations in the literary and academic world, this episode is for you. Join us as we unpack these critical issues with honesty and a bit of humor—because if we don’t laugh, we’ll cry.

Watch the full #interview now, and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share for more conversations on the Middle East, decolonization, and beyond.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i8owWxjqy-Y

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