Author: janacyang
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Transcribed voice memo: Challenging the saying “disability is not a bad word”
Hello! I have been having lots of thoughts lately after my last post. Some are directly related, some not, to the topic of my last post (which was on sanism). I don’t always have the time and energy to write things that are complete and make sense. I’m slowly figuring out different ways of recording…
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Zero drafting my definition of Sanism
The other night, I was thinking as I often do about how I feel limited by the definition of sanism as I’ve known it to be. I decided to zero-draft to process those thoughts. And then I posted those thoughts on my social media (Facebook and Instagram). For anyone who doesn’t know what zero drafting…
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Migrating some previous writing | Daim ntawv ua neej
Note: This piece comes from my participation in the Fireweed Collective’s “Narrative Medicine” supportive writing group back in Fall 2021. I later shared the piece on my personal Facebook account in Spring 2022. The writing prompt surrounded exploring what we have been born into. The following short piece is what I wrote. It came out…
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Migrating some previous writing | Thoughts on ableism (are non-disabled folx affected by it)
Note: This piece is a Facebook post that was part of a conversation on the public Facebook group “Supporting All Abilities, Welcoming All Voices”, otherwise known as “SAWV”, the Hmong word for “rise” or “stand”. The SAWV admins’ Wednesday question that week was whether or not non-disabled folks can experience ableism. Many folks in the…
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Migrating some previous writing | Geographer line of thought
Note: This piece is a Facebook post that I made in late 2021. It is a reflection of my experiences as a geographer. – In my undergrad, I struggled a lot with whether or not I really liked the major that I chose for myself. I think when people think of geography, they always think…
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Migrating some previous writing | Thoughts on the word “vwm” (“crazy”)
Note: This piece is a Facebook post that I made in early 2022. The post was part of a conversation that happened in the public Facebook group named “Supporting All Abilities, Welcoming All Voices“, otherwise known as “SAWV“, the Hmong word for “rise” or “stand”. – Hi. This post is a response to SAWV’s Terminology…
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A Series of Essays on Hmong and Disability
Note: This blog is a re-posted compilation of my last three blog posts, as well as a re-post of my most recent May 2022 dissemination of this series on Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network (AWN)’s website (you can find that version of my series at AWN here). Synopsis This blog is originally part of Nancy’s…
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A Series of Essays on HMoob and Disability: A Challenge to the Binary
Hello! This is the third and last part to my series of essays on HMoob and disability, for now. If you haven’t read parts 1 and 2 yet, please take the time to go read them now (they are both very short). Links to both parts are below. Thank you for stopping by! Part One:…
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