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Quite simply: Polynesian does not equal Asian. Pacific Islander does not equal Asian. While there are some people who are mixed race Asian and Pacific Islander and who might claim the title of “Asian Pacific Islander”, for the most part if people are talking about Polynesians, Melanesians and Micronesians, we owe it to them to be precise about who they are. […] Of course, I support unity between Asians and Pacific Islanders for logistical reasons. I’m all for fighting together and building a community as people of color. But when it comes to cultural issues, conflating Asian culture and community with that of Polynesians and other Pacific Islanders – as if we are all one – is inaccurate and confusing. As it stands, people already know very little about Polynesian culture. Latching Poly culture to that of Asians – particularly when both are so beautifully different — erases and dismisses all the Polynesians, Melanesians, and Micronesians fighting to express our unique voices and histories.

Conrad Lihlihi | Dear Asian Americans: Stop Erasing Pacific Islanders (via fullpraxisnow)

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Sakura by Yoshitaka Kashima

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Sakura by Yoshitaka Kashima

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Sakura by Yoshitaka Kashima

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Sakura by Yoshitaka Kashima Via Flickr: Processed with VSCO with c9 preset

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Sakura by Yoshitaka Kashima Via Flickr: Processed with VSCO with 4 preset

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Sakura by Yoshitaka Kashima Via Flickr: Processed with VSCO with a3 preset

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You must be the person you have never had the courage to be. Gradually, you will discover that you are that person, but until you can see this clearly, you must pretend and invent.

Paulo Coelho (via psych-facts)

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Ueno by Yoshitaka Kashima Via Flickr: Processed with VSCO with e4 preset

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Ueno by Yoshitaka Kashima Via Flickr: Processed with VSCO with e7 preset

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drinking coffee together, soft kisses, showing her your favorite constellations, comfortable silences, flowers, holding hands during movies, walking around in bookstores, gentle touches, listening to her favorite records, long warm hugs

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Kawagoe by Yoshitaka Kashima Via Flickr: Processed with VSCO with fp4 preset

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Ueno by Yoshitaka Kashima Via Flickr: Processed with VSCO with fp4 preset

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Kawagoe by Yoshitaka Kashima Via Flickr: Processed with VSCO with fp8 preset Processed with VSCO with fp4 preset

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you make me excited to wake up in the morning

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Hasedera Temple by Satoru Via Flickr: Sakurai City, Nara Pref. Canon T90 x Canon FD 1.8/85 x Fujicolor 100