Alex (he/him) 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈

🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈 Filipino from South Oxnard (Lemonwood) who loves where he grew up. Opinions are my own. Not affiliated with the city of Oxnard. Find me on IG!

[Alex (he/him) 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈 @AlexFromSouthOx]

Gonna start utilizing this again to tweet about local things, such as livetweeting Oxnard’s city council meetings! Figured I’d stop using my personal account to do that 😅

Remember to check me out on IG and FB as well!

[Alex (he/him) 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈 @AlexFromSouthOx]

To Oxnard’s LGBTQ+ & AAPI communities, I hope you all feel loved & welcomed more than I did there. I hope the brash screams of “chinito”s and “joto”s & brasher harassment doesn’t happen to you like it did me.

May the city not use you for “diversity” & abuse you like they did me.

[Alex (he/him) 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈 @AlexFromSouthOx]

I miss having energy to actively post on my blog sometimes, but then I remember I’m much happier this way

I wish I was able to feel free & empowered in Oxnard as gay & Filipino, and be able to express myself as such.

But hey, I moved away for a reason. Oh well.

Love you all ❤️

[Heather Schmidt, M.PA, CySA, C.DA @SchmidtConsults]

I am so disgusted with comments from people that are relatively progressive and constantly blathering on about racism, now perpetuating a narrative with racist implications that the omicron variant came "from" or "originated in" South Africa. They just found it. Do better.

[Alex (he/him) 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈 @AlexFromSouthOx]

#SmallBusinessSaturday reminds me of when Seoul Sausage had a shop @ The Collection in Oxnard. A delicious, trendy Korean spot that went under. Deserved so much better. They’d 100% succeed in a more open-minded area, honestly.

#Oxnard, support AAPI Small Business today ❤️

[Alex (he/him) 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈 @AlexFromSouthOx]

fun Sat morning numbers: ~1 in 5 eligible voters in Oxnard's District 5 (encompassing southeast Oxnard areas like College Estates & Lemonwood) identifies as AAPI; 1 in 10 in all of Oxnard. AAPI are a voting group to watch out for. Don't forget about us :) https://t.co/2ZMloTeMbV

[The White House 46 Archived @WhiteHouse46]

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[Alex (he/him) 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈 @AlexFromSouthOx]

fun Sat morning numbers: ~1 in 5 eligible voters in Oxnard's District 5 (encompassing southeast Oxnard areas like College Estates & Lemonwood) identifies as AAPI; 1 in 10 in all of Oxnard. AAPI are a voting group to watch out for. Don't forget about us :) https://t.co/2ZMloTeMbV

[Alex (he/him) 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈 @AlexFromSouthOx]

Camarillo not split three ways but Oxnard is 🥴 super weird and wrong seeing Lemonwood with Camarillo

[Camarillo Acorn @CamarilloAcorn]

After reading 890 pages of public comment and looking over more than 90 community-submitted redistricting proposals, Ventura County’s supervisors have narrowed their choice down to one map.
https://t.co/MygIVgJrmv

[Alex (he/him) 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈 @AlexFromSouthOx]

Something I’ve heard before: “Why do Asians only hang out with other Asians?”

My answer: I was taught (harassed) by non-Asians growing up in Oxnard that I was undesirably different. I ended up w people who were fine w me being Asian… which ended up being (mainly) other Asians.

[Alex (he/him) 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈 @AlexFromSouthOx]

I’ve grown to hate the word “diversity” because of those who use it to look good but don’t act to support the diverse groups of note

Less talk, more long-term inclusivity. Make a proclamation, but include EVERYONE long-term in conversations. Improve outreach to diverse groups.

[Alex (he/him) 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈 @AlexFromSouthOx]

@YoSoyLolo I never understood how people were sorted into tracks… I was Lemonwood Track A!

[Sonal Shah @SonalRShah]

#AntiAsian hate has not stopped. If it is happening everyday. If it happens to you please report to Stop AAPI Hate. @taaforg https://t.co/VQlVqmZMnP

[Alex (he/him) 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈 @AlexFromSouthOx]

And yes, I meant to tweet this on this account

[Alex (he/him) 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈 @AlexFromSouthOx]

Local Facebook groups are an echo chamber for one-minded boomers

[Alex (he/him) 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈 @AlexFromSouthOx]

@_KennyUong_ Love this concept!! Tagging @chavezforoxnard

[Alex (he/him) 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈 @AlexFromSouthOx]

Tagging @chavezforoxnard too because I know you love public transit and VC!

[Alex (he/him) 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈 @AlexFromSouthOx]

Hey @GoldCoastBus I’ve seen the 21 overcrowd taking students from south Oxnard to Ventura College & the 6 is SUPER popular w/ riders & among the most packed GCT buses system from observation.

Riders want to go between the cities! Might as well make a faster way for it to happen.

[Alex (he/him) 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈 @AlexFromSouthOx]

tagging @GabeTeranOxnard too bc I know you’re pretty pro-transit 😁

[Alex (he/him) 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈 @AlexFromSouthOx]

@_KennyUong_ @GoldCoastBus YES!!! 100% agreed

[Alex (he/him) 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈 @AlexFromSouthOx]

I mean… LOL