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  beyond hope and despair
  something has died. something has come alive.this rotten seed has finally stopped trying.as if fresh ripen figs turned into dark dried crystals over time.over time the trees gain a few rings and lose some buds;over time soil gets moreContinue reading “beyond hope and despair”
• If I don’t recognize you in me and who I am, how can I acknowledge you?
  By Gracelynn CY Lau Sep 29, 2019 Last month I came across a CBC podcast “The Secret Life of Canada” and listened to an episode on The Oldest Chinatown in North America. I know Victoria has the oldest inContinue reading “If I don’t recognize you in me and who I am, how can I acknowledge you?”
• annotated bibliography
  This is a three part annotated bibliography I have written in the summer of 2020 as I prepare for my PhD qualifying exam. The bibliography includes 30 items covering the intersection of settler-colonial studies and Indigenous studies, expressive arts therapy and collective trauma healing, and Community-Based Participatory Research and Art-Based Research.
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  nothing special happen
  That moment I said yes to love nothing special happened. The bus arrived as scheduled, squirrels searched for food, in trees, in garbage. Some crossed the street, some died. People glued to tiny screens, some watched, some never cared.Continue reading “nothing special happen”
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  I am not indigenous. Can I use indigenous pedagogies?
  I have been thinking lots about the critiques on settler adoption fantasies and other “move to innocence” in Tuck and Yang‘s co-authored article “Decolonization is not a metaphor” (see my reflection). Are those really attempting “reconciliation prematurely”? Isn’t itContinue reading “I am not indigenous. Can I use indigenous pedagogies?”

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