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Intro to guest blogger

Donna Darko

Hi, I’m donna darko and will be guest-blogging this week. I’m 39, second generation Chinese American and live in the Midwest. Currently, I’m a grad student in sociology. When I finish my thesis, I plan to get back on the ground to get Democrats in the area elected in ’08 through DFA. It will be good to mix it up again because I’m burned out.

My personal endgame is Asian and Asian American feminism because that’s what I know and what influenced me most in life. 60% of the world’s women are Asian so I know there must be others in the world with similar experiences.

The last time I was on the ground I worked for ACORN out of a broom closet in the basement of the AFL-CIO building and was instrumental to raising the minimum wage in Florida. I know this because the director of the entire campaign thanked me personally. Secretly, I think it’s because I was one of the only people who didn’t smoke weed on the job. It became the second red state to have a minimum wage above the national rate and this paved the way for 2007 national minimum wage raise.

I’m sure my friend/then-boss is somewhere winning another campaign. She was kind of unusual because at 32 she already dedicated her life to political activism with its lack of health insurance, living wages and regular lifestyle.

My real name is Alicia. Pleased to meetcha.

**Cross-posted at my place**

32 thoughts on Intro to guest blogger

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  2. Hey, after reading your introduction I popped over to your wordpress and now I’m really looking forward to what you’ll say during your guest-blogging period! I’m a second-generation Korean-American and I’m really interested in your thoughts on intersectional activism within APIA communities.

  5. I have nothing more intelligent to say than SQUEE!

    Secretly, I think it’s because I was one of the only people who didn’t smoke weed on the job.

    Already you’re killing me! But don’t sell yourself short. As someone who keeps a close close eye on that minimum wage from necessity, I’m real grateful you were there to help do the right thing.

  7. I’m a second-generation Korean-American and I’m really interested in your thoughts on intersectional activism within APIA communities.

    You must be a plant because no one talks like this. I might talk about it this week.

  15. You must be a plant

    *waves leaves at you*

    *shrugs* I’m new to the activist blogosphere and so I haven’t read much about intersectional activism, although it’s something that’s interesting to me on a personal level.

  18. Oh wow! Donna! I was wondering whatever happened to you when you disappeared from Feministing. I had no idea you had your own blog…. It’s good to ‘see’ you here.

  19. Pizzadiavola, I’m excited to meet you.

    sojourner, I missed you and assume you’re a different sojourner than the one on Alternet who seems to be a man.

    Now I have to post good stuff since ppl are excited to see me! LOL

  21. No I am not on Alternet. Damn! I should have copyrighted my name. Maybe I should change it to Sojourner Truth, because that’s who I named myself after.

  23. Hello Donna,

    It is interesting that you worked for ACORN. I recalled hearing a lot about them in the early-mid-1990s when they were protesting the examination used for the urban public magnet high schools in my hometown.

  24. To the commenter who doubted 60% of the world’s women were Asian:

    He was fun. Did India somehow switch continents when I wasn’t looking?

  25. ACORN tailors its campaigns to the needs of each community. It primarily focuses on helping working and low-income families.

    zuzu,

    Yeah!

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