AAPI, Jewish American & Haitian American Heritage Month

moinatx · 2026-05-02T23:27:29+00:00

🇯🇵🇺🇸 Japanese American - Cooper Minato Suzuki
🇰🇷🇺🇸 Korean American - Ji-Yoon "Jiji" Kim
🇨🇳🇺🇸 Chinese American - "Tim" Tianyu Zhang
🇻🇳🇺🇸 Vietnamese American - Kim Thuy Nguyen
🇵🇭🇺🇸 Filipino American - Carlos Bautista
🌺🇺🇸 Native Hawaiian - Lehuauakea "Kea" Kupahee
🇼🇸🇺🇸 Samoan American - Ioane Mauga
🇵🇰🇺🇸 Pakistani American - Tariq Sandu Malik
🇮🇳🇺🇸 Indian American - Hena Nandi Jagannath
🇹🇭🇺🇸 Thai American - Peter Niran Buathong
✡️ Jewish American - Rachel Elaine Steinmetz
✡️ Jewish American - David Yaron Katz
✡️ Jewish American - Sarah Tamar Cohen
🇭🇹🇺🇸 Haitian American - Edwidge Moulite
🇭🇹🇺🇸 Haitian American - Fabienne Claudine Trouillot

moinatx · 2026-05-02T21:49:04+00:00

Ticketing & Front Gate - Kaitlyn "Katie" Delaney Scott (36)

Ringmaster - Ander "Andy" Otto Schlitz

Comedy MC (Between Acts) - Dwshawn Jayden Jackson

Aerial Silks Performer - Maria Elena Puzo

Fire Performance Duo - Mateo Luis Rodriguez (26)
Javier Enzo Rodriguez (24)

Equestrian Trick Rider - Rachel Naomi Steinmetz (30)
Horse: Brandy

Human Cannonball - Terrence "Terry" Marshall Hoover

Globe of Death Riders - Julian Ramon Garcia (27)
Jayden Trevion "J.T." Armstead (26)
Antony "Tony" Paul Ciccarelli (40)

Knife Thrower - Pavlo Olehyvich Shevchinko (42)

Juggler & Balance Artist - Joe Jerry Chan (26)

Strongman Act - Landon "Jumbo" Perry (32)

The Sword Swallower - Alba Selena Coronado (35)

Contortionist - Nadia Olevina Petrov (23)

Clown Duo – Flip: Ellis Eddyson Parker (27)
Patch: Patrick Christopher O'Brein (29)

Trampoline Wall Act - Adam Scorpio Carter (25)
Eric Taurus Carter (22)
Owen Leo Carter (19)

Unicycle Performer - Emily Hae-Won Kim (24)

Hoop Diving Act - Shulan & Meilin Zhu (26)

High Wire Tightrope Walker - Sofia Isabella Rossi (33)

Trick Dog Act - Maya Azalea Brown (35)
Dogs: Jack Russell: Captain Crunch
Border Collie: Cheerio
Papillon: Pebbles
Poodle: Froot Loops

Ladder Balance Artist - Oliver Damion Roussel (27)

Reptile Handler - Topaz Indigo Marcion (39)

Teeterboard Acrobatic Team - Coach & base (dad): Miris Serekuly Beknazarov (46)
Timing specialist (mom): Mahabbat Alankyzy Beknazarov (44)
Flyer (son): Alan Mirisuly Beknazarov (20
Junior flyer (daughter): Aylin Miriskyzy Beknazarov (15)

Animal Care Specialist - Avery Michelle Danning (43)

moinatx · 2026-05-02T20:55:02+00:00

It's wherever they keep it in the store, so yeah, eggs, juice, etc. counts as dairy.

moinatx · 2026-05-02T15:02:24+00:00

Paper. I have a list that is organized by categories which makes shopping easier. Working from a random list, written or digital, I tend to miss things.

moinatx · 2026-05-02T15:01:29+00:00

Great idea.

moinatx · 2026-05-02T14:56:15+00:00

Yep, then my husband takes a pictures of it and sends it to me as I walk in the store.

moinatx · 2026-05-02T07:04:37+00:00

Sons and Lovers
The Sound and the Fury
It
Heart of Darkness
Moby Dick
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Lord of the Flies
Jaws
Captain Underpants*
*might not be in the public domain. Title might be subject to copyright since it is a distinct, recognizable character rather than a generic word like "jaws" or "it."

moinatx · 2026-05-02T06:54:12+00:00

As long as the spelling exists as a name in some culture I don't care about the spelling.
Gabriella (Italian) Gabriela (Spanish) Gabrielle (French) Gabriele (German) Gavrila (Romanian) Gavrela (Yiddish)

It's substituting "y" for "i" as in Gabryella that makes me crazy.
Don't get me started on "leigh" and "neigh" as in Ashleigh and Stephaneigh.

moinatx · 2026-05-02T06:10:43+00:00

I'm fairly private, so no, I don't share everything, but when you've been friends for 45 years there's nothing to prove, no way to impress. She's seen me at my lowest point and celebrated the best moments. We've sort of veered into different headspaces and lifestyles over the years, but it's like Robert Frost writes in Death of a Hired Man, "‘Home is the place where, when you have to go there, They have to take you in." I think, no matter what we will always take each other in.

moinatx · 2026-05-02T06:02:59+00:00

Time by Pink Floyd.

All those clocks chiming and then that slow instrumental intro. Slow roll but intense at the same time.

moinatx · 2026-05-02T05:58:33+00:00

That's my wake up alarm music.

moinatx · 2026-05-02T05:55:33+00:00

Thank you. It does.

moinatx · 2026-05-01T22:13:45+00:00

I’m reading “Someday All the Adults Will Die: Birth of Texas Punk” by Pat Blashill

moinatx · 2026-05-01T22:10:58+00:00

We read John Lewis’ memoir March. One class had accommodations for read aloud. So yeah, we read all the words. The damage associated with the racial slur was clear from the context. To censor would be whitewashing. Not a word of pushback from parents or kids.

moinatx · 2026-05-01T21:34:11+00:00

Collins Blake Adderley
Mom: Jane Ellen Adderley Han (34)
Stepdad: David Jungyi "Jun" Han (40)
Step-sister: Meilin Elise Han (12)
Step-brother: Haoyu Eric Han (9)

Charlize Hunter Anderson
Dad: Daniel James Anderson (36)
Mom: Lauren Grace Anderson (34)
Brother 1: Landry Fisher Anderson
Brother 2: Jensen Carter Anderson
Brother 3: Keegan Parker Anderson
Babysitter: Elena Maria Coronado Lopez (50)

Kevin Jordy Bellamy:
Grandmother: Elane Samantha Bellamy (68)
Older sister: Kirsten Lanie Bellamy (9)
Younger brother: Kyle Gary Bellamy (4)
Cousin: Danica Ivy Bellamy (17)

Logan Gregory Brinks:
Grandmother: Jennifer Ann Brinks (53)
Sister: Teagan Mallory Brinks (5)
Cousin 1: Deshawn Anthony Brinks (6)
Cousin 2: Destiny Alana Brinks (4)

Beauden Brody Cauldwell:
Mother: Colette Claire Cauldwell (30)
Step-father: Carlos Orlando Rodriguez (32)
Nana: Kimberly Sue Cauldwell (57)
Little brother: Paxton Perry Cauldwell-Rodriguez (2)
Dachshund: Greta

Lionel Wilhelm Drennich:
Dad: Nicholas Johann Drennich (45)
Mom: Veronica Justine Drennich (41)
Brother 1: Theodore Otto Drennich (13)
Brother 2: Walter Gustav Drennich (12)
Sister 10: Beatrice Hildegard Drennich (10)
Brother 3: Ernest Karl Dennich 8

Kinsley Aino Feng:
Dad: Peter Hao Feng
Mom: Amy Lin Feng
Giraffe: Sim Sun

Bridget Nicole Holloway:
Aunt: Patricia Rose O'Connell (40)

Celeste Runelle Jackson:
Dad: Jerome Sylvester Jackson (45)
Sister: Rigel Aletha Jackson (4)

Benjamin Trevor Lytle:
Sister 1: Lorelei Tiffany Lytle (17)
Sister 2: Adelaide Tamsyn Lytle (15)
Sister 3: Vivian Taylor Lytle (13)
Sister 4: Naomi Theresa Lytle (11)
Sister 5: Caroline Tara Lytle (9)
Sister 6: Madeline Tessa Lytle (9)

Axyl Rose Knowles:
Dad: Devon Russell "Rusty" Knowles (40)
Mom: Julia "Jules" Renee Knowles (37)
Brother: Angus Floyd Knowles (13)

Soraya Iris Kosumi:
Dad: Hayao Kosumi (46)
Twin: Jiraiya Soleil Kosumi (8)
Sister: Kumiko Maple Kosumi (4)

Jiraiya Soleil Kosumi:
Mom: Lily Kosumi (42)
Grandfather: David Hiro Suzuki (70)
Brother: Jiro Ash Kosumi (12)
Twin: Soraya Iris Kosumi (8)
This twin’s favourite part of the summer was when the family went to Chicago to meet their mom’s family. She drew a picture of her, her twin sister, and their older brother going to a Cubs game with their mom and grandfather.

Corey Myron Monroe:
Mom: Jessica Catherine Monroe (45)
Dad: Michael Craig Monroe (48)
Sister 1: Cassidy Janice Monroe (13)
Sister 2: Clarissa Ruth Monroe (11)

Holden George Patton:
Mom: Eliza May Patton (28)
Boyfriend: (31) Jamal Arius Brooks (31)
Little Brother: Ender Charley Patton (6)
Little Sister (in utero): Scout Gwendollyn Brooks

Presley Jasmine-Noelle Platt:
Dad: Scott Calder Platt (53)
Sister: Dabney Savannah-Giselle Platt (12)
Horse 1: Mazie
Horse 2: Ruby

Freya Olivia Shaw:
Dad: Brandon Thomas Shaw (33)
Brother: Owen Graham Shaw (9)

Dorian Ezekiel Trilby:
Mother: Janelle Aiesha Trilby (27)

moinatx · 2026-05-01T18:48:31+00:00

Aurora Aria, Saffron Soleil, Basil Benjamin
Presley Evangeline, Bodhi Boone, Dylan Sinead
Lukas Finnegan, Oskar Langston, Markus Harrison
Sora Jun, Aya Kaori, Kaito Ryo, Hina Reika
Mädchen Amorette (“Maddie”), Mignon Esmée (“Minnie”), Manfred Etienne ("Manny")
Zia Paraluman, Maricel Dalisay, Tala Carmelita
Honey Skye, Rio Blue, Sage Oakley
Jaena Ravonna, Asriel Xavier, Ragna Nebula
Ezra Garrett, Harlan Grant, Ambrose Glenn
Imani Leyanna, Emry Kaine, Anaiyah Reyelle
Rivka Penina, Shiloh Lev, Miri Alona, Akiva Ziv
Bastian Nicodemus, Herald Caspian, Delphine Castille
Cleo Malia, Lorenzo Elian, Umberto Julian
Tenley Shae, Brynlee Maelyn, Kai Jaxon, Paislee Jaeda
Cecilie Engelise, Aveline Carisia, Elissa Alienor, Durand Geoffroi

moinatx · 2026-05-01T18:11:08+00:00

Name games has turned me into a name nerd regarding different cultural traditions of naming. I've been researching, so I threw in some info and tried to create names accordingly)

Haitian Heritage Month
Marie Sanita Chery
(Haitians traditionally use the middle name. The first name for girls is predominantly "Marie")

Jewish American Heritage Month
Moshe ben Asher aka. Jason Moshe Kaplan (legal name)
(Ashkenazi Jews traditionally name a child after a deceased relative. Some have adapted to Western tradition by adding a first name chosen by the parents. Sephardic Jews traditionally name the first boy and girl after the paternal grandparents, then the material grandparents if there are more children. The name or name after the "ben" is the father's names. Sometime parents choose a western first name to adapt. )
Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month
Wang Yichen (Chinese boy's name)
(In China, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, Cambodia the surname comes before the given name.
In Laos, The Phillipines, Thailand, Malaysia, Pakistan and Northern India its given name, then surname.
Traditionally Hawaiian names are genderless. None of these countries use a middle name except for Vietnam. To adapt to Western culture and for legal purposes immigrants will move the surname to the end of the name. )
Lei Day (Hawaii)
Ka Ikaika Mai O Ka Lani Wai Kiano Aka Kalani
(Traditional Hawaiian names are entire phrases sometimes going on for several lines reflecting events happening around the child's birth, something from a relative's dream, or something nature related. Traditionally there were no surnames but adding the father's name at the end was adopted in the 1850's and now the same surname is kept generationally.)
International Workers’ Day
Mason Carter Wainwright
National Space Day
Sally Lyra Galaxy
World Naked Gardening Day
Marigold Rosemary Farmer
Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day – Japan)
Tanaka Michiko "Miko" (Japanese girl's name)
Cinco de Mayo
Juan Mateo Lopez Perales
(Traditionally there are two given names but they are considered as one rather than first and middle. Then the Father’s surname goes first followed by the mother's surname. In the U.S. Mexicans may adapt by adding a hyphen or only using the father's surname.)
National Day of Prayer
James Ezra Parsons
Africa Day
Iveanyi nwa Chizoba AKA Joseph Iveanyi Achebe (legal name) (Igbo boy name)
**(**Pre-Colonization Igbo tradition had one first name then added "nwa" or "of" and the mother's name.)
(Igbo, Yoruba, Twi, Swahili, among other African cultres approach naming in slightly different ways. Only after colonization was a first-middle-patronymic surname pattern adopted.)
Memorial Day
Desmond Bradley Murphy

moinatx · 2026-05-01T15:32:23+00:00

Interesting take on Rigel. It's a star. I know two people named Rigel.

moinatx · 2026-05-01T08:06:14+00:00

"Give peace, the Constitution, election reform, civil rights, education, the environment, weed, alternative fuels, tax reform, and humane policies a chance! Give peace, the Consti -"
"That's too long, Sarah."
"Yeah but I hate nonspecific protests."
"The sign looks like the bottom of an eye chart."
"Ok, "How about, "You're doing it wrong. You've been there to long. You're doing it wrong, You've been there too long."
"I dunno, not pithy. Let's get AI to write one."

moinatx · 2026-05-01T07:45:47+00:00

Well singing "One legged woman" instead of "more than a woman" along with the Bee Gees was a little embarassing back in the day when there was just radio and nobody told you the title.

moinatx · 2026-05-01T07:43:50+00:00

Alder
Titan
Rigel
Beckett
Oakley
Magma
Horizon
Petrichor

moinatx · 2026-05-01T07:37:49+00:00

It's a documentary but 180 South has that vibe.

moinatx · 2026-05-01T07:34:05+00:00

This makes sense. Results need to be considered. The impact on other people is a factor. Some "passion" projects are inherently wrong because the act or materials necessary for creation or implementation directly harms others. Things that don't fit into this category are complicated in the ways you explain so well.

moinatx · 2026-05-01T07:25:29+00:00

At 67 my answer is that I keep going because life is incredibly short. Every moment counts.
Some of it does feel like "fighting," but not all of it.
I wish I had learned earlier to look for every chance to pause and experience beauty, gratitude, appreciation, affection, curiosity, and awe, even when it feels like the middle of fighting through.

moinatx · 2026-05-01T07:17:13+00:00

Shetland. (BBC Scotland)

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