a shout out to the women, young & old, who touched my life in one way or another...
maman - souvanh
grandmas - chia lo & lo la
daughter - my madelyn nainai yang
sisters - ymt & maimai, claudia, pala52, lisa, angel, nikki, marina, mai lo
relatives - linda, thaoke, bao, xy, marlena, mog, bauee, shai, ann, marlena, sunshine, booboo, caroline, izzy, w2x ladies, all thao, xiong, and yang ladies
friends & mentors- mee, ying, sia, kazoua, shvonne, donna, ciara, norah, aimee, coventry, kazoua kt, kao kalia, jennifer s, samiam, lily moua, madame, mai c., cynthia, sai, mim, maykao h, choua h, jenny y, nou y, keo c., dia cha, mai na lee, ka vang, & my woc bookclub ladies
inspirations: dr. maya angelou, angela davis, grace lee boggs, lisa ling, banana yoshimoto, chimamanda adichie, ishle park, theresa vu (magnetic north), michele obama, winona laduke, dr. waziyatawin, mary j blige, dr. joy leary, nikki giovanni, cherry moraga, anne curry, doualy xaykaothao, oprah, ellen.
You're my ultimate inspiration, sis!
ReplyDeleteI forgot to check to be notified of follow up. Thank you! -Ben
ReplyDeleteHello. I don't know who you are, but i think you know my friend. This is going to seem a little strange, bit do you know a Hmong woman from Pontiac by the name of Pala52 Yang? This post makes me think you are her sister. I was a classmate of hers at OSMTech and then later at UofM. She was there on an Engineering Scholarship from Delphi, and then one day she disappeared without a word of good by to any of her friends. I feared she had been abducted. Everyone I talked to, including her orher classmates and old teachers, was worried.
ReplyDeletePlease tell me you know her, and she is OK. My name is Ben Julian, she will remember me. Please tell her I am so concerned about her well being. I can be reached at my firstname.lastname@gmail.com, or my old umich address (julianb).
Thank you so very much.
Ben