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Name: sahra
Gender: Female
Interests: stimulating conversations, mind-blowing personalities, volleyball, basketball, art in all its beautiful forms--painting, aerosol, wanabee graff and spoken word, grassroots activism, educating myself on revolutionary knowledge, politics, community empowerment, goodtimes with my chums, CAPAY, liberation, unity, love.
Expertise: perfect comes from perfect let perfect come.
Occupation: Student
Industry: Other
Message: message me
AIM:  essinnguyendo
Member Since:
12/24/2004
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Conference 2006 you don't want to miss, holler!
Saturday May 27th, 2006
@ UCLA
FREE FOOD !
FREE PERFORMANCES !
FREE REGISTRATION !
 Crazy. Dope. Exciting. Bringing historical, social and political context into the Asian American perspective. A day in which Asian American students can identify with in terms of community connection, historical appreciation and social inspiration through stimulating workshops, speakers and performances. Challenging ourselves and our society. Connecting through experiences. Expanding our consciousness. Redefining Asian America. This is the beginning of something profound and beautiful. Be a vital part to your community and the movement. It¡¦s going down on Saturday, May 27th, 2006 in UCLA's Ackerman Student Union. Let¡¦s mobilize. Don¡¦t miss out. REGISTER NOW, it's free. hell yea.
Giles Li is a spoken word performer from Boston, and has performed at community centers, campuses, and conferences across the country. He was featured on the CD “Regarding Verse,?as a member of the spoken word duo re: verse; he also is featured on the concert CD “Yemaya y Ochun.?He has shared stages with legendary poets such as Louis Reyes Rivera, Jesus Papoleto Melendez, and Tato Laviera, as well as activists and community leaders such as Helen Zia, Mel King, and Felix Arroyo. An excerpt of his work is included in the book "The Quotable Rebel," edited by Teishan Latner.
In 2002, Giles founded the Boston Progress Arts Collective, an organization using the arts as a tool for educating, inspiring, and organizing Asian Americans in the Boston area. Boston Progress manages an independent Asian American bookstore with the largest selection of independent Asian American books and chapbooks, CDs and vinyl, magazines, and gear in New England; they also run a monthly open mic with nationally recognized features and produces concerts, parties, plays, and exhibits.
Giles serves as Cultural Economic Development Manager at the Asian Community Development Corporation in Boston's Chinatown; he also serves on the Board of Directors for the Asian American Resource Workshop.
CHECK OUT GILES' WEBSITE HERE
iLL-Literacy
Embracing peace, exploring collective spirit, and elevating style, iLL-Literacy serves up a unique culmination of theater, spoken word poetry, music, and community. Individually, Dahlak Brathwaite, Nico Cary, Adriel Luis, and Ruby Veridiano-Ching hold achievements under their belts that include performances throughout the country, dozens of publications and recordings, a feature on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, and poetry slam championships in the youth, college, and adult circuits. Collectively, the four poets compose a family that blesses audiences everywhere with its highly acclaimed collaborative stage performances. Click here to go to their website.
For the nitty gritty on workshops, performances, registration, and more, go to our website: www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/capsa
BEAT THE DEADLINE, May 16th. REGISTER NOW! Online, it's quick and easy. holler!
oh yea, holler at me on myspace: /innguyendo
hell yea.
love,
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| today was a good day.
parry shen came to my asian am class and he was amazing.
he totally remembered me from over three years back in boston, when i was a little pubescent highschool sophomore girl who would drool and go all teeny-bopper-gushing-fan-club-president over him. i also told him that he had the most beautiful teeth in the world, and he slipped me his secret of crest white strips. those were some good times. haha.
now i am a 19yr-old college girl, trying to keep my cool, at ucla, 3000 miles away from home. and we were reunited in my asian american studies class. its crazy where the world takes us sometimes. and i was touched he could still remember me because i am sure he mustve met lots of crazy fans while travelling college campuses across the country to promote blt. amazingness!
he is an inspiration to all of us, especially me. his dedication to xanga has convinced me to start updating this baby again!  woot woot.
parry if you are reading this, youre crazy awesome.
to everyone else, go to his website, the best there ever was, or xangerr hollerrrr
love, ess. | | |
| back in the BEAN like BIZAHSTON !!
so i've been back for about a
week now, and daaamn, east coast is my home . boston is beautiful, but
whats more, my friends and family are beautiful.
beyond the corruption, the poverty, the racism, the greed, the
political machines, the corporate empire, and the nasty, all i've been
able to see lately as i straddle the streets of boston is the beauty.
the beauty in our dirty subways, the beauty in curbside trash, the
beauty in homeless drunks, the beauty in boarded windows and broken
shingles, the beauty in the unkempt and the neglected. i am
filled with so much pride and joy to realize that i was fortunate
enough not to grow up in the walls of bel air. it's something i
almost cant explain, but being back home surrounded by the people i
love and my community i cherish, has put me back in my element,
and i am filled with so much love, inspiration and happiness. i
breathe every breath with an inhale of yearning, and exhale of
relief. thank you to all those who have shown me love.
have a beautiful and safe hollurdayzzzzzz ! and bring in the new year with a BANG BANG!
<3 ess.
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| my IF YOU MUST KNOW wishlist:
temporary tattoos
nothing PINK, please (unless its my favorite victoriasecret lip gloss in babydoll)
my favorite colors to wear are white and shades of gray (light gray if i had preference but all shades are nice)
**PAINT MARKERS!!**
CHUCK TAYLORS!!! size 7
lip rings that BLING!! (the gem studs, not hoops)
plaid sleeping shorts from AE
art supplies--> paint brushes, canvases, spraypaint, acrylics, etc.
low cut hoodies
gift certificates to victoria secret or an art store
or anything i didn't mention but you see and you're like WHOAAA THAT'S TIGHT she'd LOVE THAT!!
or even just stupid, novelty gifts for KICKS! i like laughing
surprise me.
you can make me just about anything and its a guarantee win.
i appreciate creativity, thoughtfulness, and love.
if i think of anything else, i'll add.
love, ess innguyendo. | | |
| i think i love the bay
damn, up north is
dope! visited oakland, berkeley area and some parts of the city. it
really felt like the place for me. and i was for real thinking, is LA the wrong place for me???
ADRIZZLE
 well
flew in friday, crashed with my buddy adriel. gave me a good tour of
the place. checked out some hot spots. you can check out his website
above. but it was the night we was waiting for, when we checked out the
blue scholars concert.
 damn i looooove them. they are so dope, and for real know how to put on a damn good show. it was good seeing them again since the boston summit.
ill-literacy>> 
saturday was my favorite day! we was kickin' it with adriel's crew
ill-lit all day. some of the chillest and dopest folks i've met since
being here on the west coast. and for sure i loooove ruby! she's so
dope! i love that girl. you MUST check out their website.
first, we drove up to stanford, for the listen to the silence conference. got a little lost, but its all good cause i had gushers and hot fries to
hold us down, YOU KNOW!!!! caught up with good old beantown connection
MARK and it was all emo from there. we didnt have a lot of time to
catch up, it was brief, but it was good. i always enjoy seeing homies
from back east.
then we drove down to santa cruz where ill-lit was doing their show. they fucking ripped it. damn! ill they are, this is true.
then we hella smoked up and dogged some nasty BK!!!
sunday
i hung out with boston buddy elvis ge! up at berkeley. once again, good
to see a familiar face. just kicked it around campus and stuff.
catching up. good times.
then sunday night i smoked up with JOSE from that anti-drug commercial where hes doing the spoken word by the bus stop, talking bout his friend rusty, nah means?!!?? haha YEA!! THAT'S WORD. it was tiiiight. !!
monday
was my time to fly out. as much as i loved the bay, and being there
pulled me farther away from LA. but i was ready to go home. or at least
my home in LA.
a lot on my mind right now. but this weekend
was good. it was a personal and mental retreat for myself. i'm going
home in ONE WEEEEEEK. damn i cant wait.
peace to all you suckas who be reading but don't be showin no love'!! hahah...
but hey, it is aaaalll gooood.
peace, suckachumps!
<3ess.
p.s. forever and ever... and ever.
p.s.s. you can also find me on facebook and myspace! word!
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