I am from

I am from rice,

 from a growing metropolis,

and the Pearl River.

I am from wontons and Cantonese medicinal soups,

warm and soothing,

infusing ancestral knowledge and wisdom into my blood and soul.

From urban greenery and uninhabited mystery,

from 冯坚，

and 徐智玲.

From Ayahuasca,

and mù mián huā.

I am from the wok,

stir-frying vegetable, meats and sauce,

dim sum,

willow trees,

and grocery trips.

photo 1: a cashew fruit I picked in Lamas, Peru.

photo 2: fruits and veggies at Hilo farmers’ market in Hawaii

Photo 3: Susitna Glacier in East Alaskan Mountain Range.

My name is Shadow, and I am a 4th year student majoring in Global Resource Systems in the Faculty of Land and Food systems. My degree focuses a lot on systemic change, sustainability, decolonization, indigenous sovereignty and economic justice.

I am originally from Guangzhou, China and currently live, learn, and breathe on the unceded, ancestral, and occupied, traditional lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Watuth), Stó:lō, Shíshálh (Sechelt) and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations of the Coast Salish peoples, which is known as the Vancouver area.

I am personally interested in the application of quantum physics and systemic issues, specifically the interconnectedness of scientific laws/theories and social phenomenons. I am specifically interested in the environmental, social, cultural and spiritual impacts of capitalism, and the possibilities of an economic revolution.

I am interested in this course because of my skepticism in capitalism and its underlying narratives of western-centrism, settler colonialism and anthropocentrism, and I would like to learn about other ways of knowings and to live in harmony with other humans, non-humans and more-than human beings.

Outside of classrooms,  my life is filled with the questions of life, death, purpose, and spirituality. This sensory reality cannot be all that there is, and I explore the boundaries of realities and consciousness.

I am thrilled to be taking this class with you!

Here is a picture of me:)