Between work, two kids, and managing my fibromyalgia, it just is not possible for me to join the sister march in Tokyo. I still wanted to be heard — for women all over the world. I want my kids to grow up in a global society where equality is the norm. I want to show them that they should speak out against unjustness.

I’m an expat from Texas, currently living in Japan and working as a translator. I’m married to a Japanese native (Tomo), and we have a daughter (Luna, 3) and a son (Yousei, 1.5).