"Lili's Hands"

Hello,

J.U.F.R.A.N. ain’t just banana catsup! It’s an internship. Haha. So like… The very first time I’ve heard of J.U.F.R.A.N. was last year during the Phil-Amer War Event here at SF State. At the time I was just a High School Senior trying to figure out where to go to school. It was through my outlet as an organizer with Anakbayan East Bay is how I’ve networked with LFS. I’ve been to Events here & there. Mobes & Rallies here & there, but actually going here to have an education is where I’ve started to know folks here & there. I really liked how our first day together was productive and right away I felt a sense of “comfort” and the space was there for us to toss out ideas, experiences, etc. That means something since I really am not able to “put myself out there as much.” Overall, I’m pretty excited to build with folks and build connections. On a personal point, I also want to re-educate myself. I’m familiar to the Fil-Am struggle, but I’ve only learned from a select few perspectives. With J.U.F.R.A.N. I feel that it’s a re-fresher for me since I just feel brand new this semester. First Semester of College was hard as hell, I didn’t do that good & it isn’t “redemption” but “another chance.” Since I am a commuter student, I haven’t had the “full” college experience yet. I haven’t built enough network, friends that have made me feel like I belong somewhere. Meaning, I run into an internal conflict where Union City is home, but my friends here go to different schools and I basically only see my family. I’m here at State, but all I do is stay on my school grind & nothing more. I hope J.U.F.R.A.N. is that sense of balance I’ll find.

Since it is International Womyn’s Day Sunday…

Here’s a little spoken word piece that hits home to me…




One Love,
"Ian who be screamin’"

P.S. This is how I felt in High School… and why College transitioning was hella hard. (I'm talking about the quote below)
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"While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die." 

-Leonardo da Vinci