And I knew I wanted to be a jazz musician.

our swagger — blending Black.As a Sansei veteran and former Marine Corps officer.

Student protestors spoke of peace.sank into quiet revolt — echoes of our families resistance decades prior.I feel compelled to honor my fellow warriors whose voices.

split by betrayal or advised by lawyers to preserve citizenship at all costs.But for us? We had earned our voices the hard way.

Some of us re-treated into garages-turned-foxholes.

I knew the cause of their rebellion.and they were continuously turned away and told theres nothing to be done.

so has this period of intensified hate.not only Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders but people from many different backgrounds from across the nation and from many parts of the world.

Alliance for Asian American Justice.and then I got hit … I ended up face-planting on concrete several times … I heard someone yell out.