Debi V. Smith

@debivsmith.bsky.social

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Bold, take-no-shit, movie-lovin, f-word-using awesome FilAm author https://linktr.ee/DebiVSmith

Screenshot of audiobook cover of Unassimilable: An Asian Diasporic Manifesto For The 21st Century by Bianca Mabute-Louie
Screenshot of 2 posts as they appeared on author's feed. First is a post by Greg Pak quoting his post of test "Massive union presence at the May Day march, natch." with a photo he took of a navy blue jacket sleeve with an embroidered U.S. flag below the shoulder and "PROUD TO BE TEAMSTERS" embroidered in gold underneath. Second is a post by Gail Simone "So Greg Pak is my hero." with Greg's username in blue showing he is tagged in the post.
Screenshot of an American Library Association READ campaign poster featuring 1989 French Open winner, Michael Chang, sitting at a player's courtside seat with the chair umpire's seat in the background. He's got Curious George Takes A Job open in his left hand and an open bottle of water in his right. He's wearing white Reebok branded tennis shorts & shirt with wide black diagonal stripes on the shirt from his left shoulder to mid-chest.
Photo of an ube Melona bar between author's thumb & index finger. TV & full bookshelf is blurred in the background.
Gif of Jollibee blinking in the heart-cutout of thick plastic
Screenshot of IMDb photo grid from Highlander: The Raven, episode 15 titled "Inferno" Photos are stills of lead actors Elizabeth Gracen & Paul Johansson, & guest actor Michelle Gomez.
Photo of a 3-shelf organizer full of gluten-free snacks with 4 pieces of 5x5 artwork in black frames above & next to it. Each of the 4 pieces are takes on popular Hawai'i local snacks: Spam, poke, shave ice, & pickled mango.
Photo of hardback copy of An Expanse of Blue by Kauakanilehua Māhoe Adams. An illustration of an Hawaiian teenage girl in profile, black hair pulled into a high, neat bun with a white hibiscus tucked into the side. Behind the teenager is 'Alalā, her family's 'aumakua, sketched in white on an ombre background from grey-blue at the top to light blue, and then dusky blue. Sitting on the book is a black iPod with a video screen showing the album cover of a Mākaha Sons of Ni'ihau album & the song playing, "He Inoa Nō Pi'ilani".
Gif from scene in Project Hail Mary of Ryan Gosling's character Dr. Ryland Grace on the spaceship Hall Mary wearing navy blue sweatpants, with the end of one side of the white drawstring hanging, and white pullover polo-like shirt with navy cotton collar and a block of stripes across the chest of navy on red on yellow. He's on his knees on the hard floor hugging his alien friend's (Rocky) transparent bubble, looking similar to a 20-sided die, as Rocky presses the top of his main rock against the bubble where Grace's face is.
Photo of a round sticker with white background, thin red outer circle & thick blue inner circle & whitespace between--sticker is still on its square backing & set upon author's open dot grid journal with a dark pink rectangular sticker on the left that reads "PERSONAL" in white letters & author's handwriting "VOT" listed under it (the E is covered by the sticker's backing) & then "5 TUESDAY" in purple letters on white background stickers to the right. The shape of Ohio is overlayed in thin blue with thick red imperfect outline of the blue. Inside the state's shape is "OHIO" in blue except for the I is red & "VOTED" in red--the red color reads as "I VOTED" within the "OHIO VOTED" statement.
Color illustration of Lapu Lapu poised with his kampilan over his shoulder to slash at a Spaniard in armor, leaning back in the shallow water of Mactan. Another Spaniard in armor is in the background running away with open arms as other warriors behind Lapu Lapu (their datu) have subdued another Spaniard, holding him supine with spears pointed at him & one with a knife ready to strike down.
Green/grey tone photo of University of Hawai'i at Mānoa's football team in uniform, lined up on Cooke Field with empty stadium stands in the background & the back of someone in the foreground. Text reads "Supply drive Sunday, March 29th|8AM-11AM Drop off location: University of Hawai'i Athletic Complex *30 minute parking stalls fronting UH Athletics Complex Cleaning supplies (bleach, disinfectant, etc.)•trash bags•Clorox wipes•dish & laundry soap•hygiene supplies•batteries•flashlights•shovels•rakes•squeegees•mops•brooms•boots•propane tanks•first aid kits•safety gear (masks, gloves, etc.)•nonperishable foods•water•batteries
Screenshot of @CBKReport Twitter post "HAWAI'I IS GOING TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2016 🌈" Top half of accompanying image on green background "TICKET PUNCHED" and UHM's logo is centered with March Madness logo at the top left and Big West logo at the top right. Bottom image is a photo of the 6 seniors on the squad at Senior Night in their white uniforms, laden with lei and holding commemorative plaques in their hands.
Screenshot of white text on black background. Threads user uppity_negress_ (blue check verified) "The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being. Somebody says you have no language and you spend twenty years proving that you do. Somebody says your head isn't shaped properly so you have scientists working on the fact that it is. Somebody says you have no art, so you drudge that up... None of this is necessary. There will always be one more thing." Toni Morison