Today, these are my social positions: I am the child of a Chinese immigrant mother and Italian American father. I grew up in the Bay Area with middle class privilege and have been an uninvited visitor on unceded Lisjan Ohlone Land (Oakland, CA) for nearly a decade. I have light skin, move in an mid-size body, and identify as queer and non-binary trans. My disability ranges in visibility, so I benefit at times from able-bodied privilege. COVID cautious, I engage in various harm reduction approaches to minimize exposure for myself and others.

Today, these are some of my values: I am a lifelong learner and move with great curiosity, empathy, and an open heart. Some of my favorite teachers include my loved ones, bodies of water, big theatrical ballads (bless Cynthia Erivo), memoirs about intergenerational healing, redwood forests, and ancestral knowledge. I believe in collective healing and liberation. I am committed to ongoing interrogations of unconscious biases I inherited and continue to inherit. I hold myself accountable and have a loving community of friends and colleagues who support me in that work.

Today, this is how I rest and play: I enjoy lifting, playing tennis, being in water, and reading, including listening to audiobooks. I value movement that is free from weight loss and diet culture. As such, I am an active member of the gym, Radically Fit. Sweet on animals, I am a proud papa to a small dog and cat, who are, much to my heart’s delight, the best of friends.