Friends of Jin-Ah Kim

06/07/2018

Amazing and BEAUTIFULLY shot - go Toshiko Grace Hasegawa Hasegawa!

05/23/2018

Ms. Abrams is the first black woman in the U.S. to be a major party’s nominee for governor. A Democrat, Ms. Abrams will test just how much the state’s conservative politics are shifting.

05/11/2018

Homelessness in America has reached crisis levels and I am determined to do everything in my power to fix the problem as long as it doesn’t involve...

05/10/2018

RANT AHEAD:

"After some confusion about Siyonbola's ID -- her name did not match the name in a student database -- " THIS.

List of "difficult" name instances:

-People telling me to change my name when I ran for office to "Emily", "Victoria", or "Olivia".
-Because the DMV didn't have the ability to put a hyphen in my first name, I was informed by the federal government - getting a new social security card - that I need to get that fixed right away because technically I have two aliases.
-Right after 9/11, I was on a "list" where every time I took a plane ride a supervisor would have to "clear" me before getting on. I got used to arriving promptly 2 hours beforehand and using my military ID to emphasize I'm a goddamn American. Oh and I was 11 years old. I was on that list for at least a decade.

I hate this. But I don't hate my name. My name means "true self" and it is AWESOME. Shoutout to dad for naming me! Choong-yul Kim

A white person voices suspicions about an innocuous person of color. Police are summoned. And the encounter is posted on social media, sparking outrage about racial profiling.

05/09/2018

Whoa. All of that heartache calling Comcast or Centurylink, GONE! The possibilities!

From Google I/O'18 This is really some fascinating stuff.

05/07/2018

Oh thank god 😭😭😭

New York will open safe injection sites as part of an effort to slash overdoses across the city. The sites are meant to cut down on overdose deaths by providing safe places with trained staff on hand for when addicts shoot up. Mayor Bill de Blasio, after ordering a study on the issue, intends to tes...

05/06/2018

05/02/2018

Governor Bill Haslam is expected to sign a bill that expands Tennessee's free tuition program, making all adults eligible as long as they don't already have a degree.