“
At the end of her speech, a fellow student raised her hand to
ask: “My family is Japanese American and has been in Hawai’i for many
generations. What can we do to support the sovereignty movement? What can
we do to help?”
And Haunani-Kay Trask simply responded: “Get out.” And then she
followed up by proudly and unapologetically stating: “I have zero aloha.
None.”
The way she used humor and spoke with such strength, all while in her
sarong and long hair flowing down to her elbows, really inspired me and
influenced how I perform. I loved how she didn’t try to repress her beauty or
femininity in order to appear more authoritative. In fact, she channeled it into
this goddess-queen energy that made her come off as a captivating maternal
figure fighting for her beliefs and her people. I had never been so moved by a
single speaker.
Then I gained five more pounds because fuck it.
”
”
Ali Wong (Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life)