In lieu of recent events, I am offering a short reflection...

Here we are. Gunman south of Atlanta guns down eight people, six of them Asian women working at massage parlors. I reflect on the escalation of violence, my internal struggle with accepting support from communities who've endured generations of trauma -- ones that I (and the larger Viet community) have not always shown up for, and ponder out loud what it will really take to end this hate and violence against Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.