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Safe Enough to Speak

Alan Yamamoto

A Japanese American writer exploring what we inherit, what we carry, and what we're still working out.

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For Some It's a Safe Space. For Others, It's a Lifeline.

We use the term “safe space” a lot. At work, in groups, in places that are meant to feel open.

So often, it starts to lose some of its meaning. Its impact.

Then certain conversations come up.

Conversations about immigration. About uncons...

21 days ago

The Importance of Being Seen

In recent weeks, many of us have been discussing the impact of federal immigration enforcement actions and the fear and uncertainty they’ve created in our communities. I’m grateful that leaders across our region, including Sound Transit, ha...

a month ago

What's So Wrong With Being Angry?

Why aren’t we angrier?

With the injustice,
the racism,
the attacks on our families
our communities.

When six Asian women were killed
in Atlanta spas,
and their lives dismissed as a “bad day.”

When we were blamed for a pandemic,...

a month ago

The Shape of Anger

I am angry.

The world

is angry.

Angry at the way labels and words

separate us

and take away

what makes us

who we are.

I’m angry at the racism

that has lived for hundreds of years

and has been given

new life.

I’m angry at the sil...

2 months ago

At the Edge of Breath

Our voices
are the power
we forget we have.

For us,
silence
felt safer.

In homes
where survival
meant not being seen,
we learned early
not to draw attention.

Keep your head down.
Do your work.
Don’t say too much.

Bec...

2 months ago

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    Runner. Cyclist. Skier. Japanese American. Writing about getting older, finding my voice, and the things we carry along the way.

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