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Beau Sia

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1) When I turned 50, I wanted to do one of those, "What life has taught me," type lists so I did.

2) These reflect what I had to live to learn, paid the price to see, & walked the days to understand is true.

3) Like any of these types of lists, this only applies to me. I earned these words. I am posting here to encourage you to name what you've earned.

4) I needed to re-write the original list by hand again, to nurture each statement's power & practice my script for the days to come.

5) Was going to post each as part of a series, but suddenly felt called to share it all now, so I can move on to next.

6) Sharing in case these help remind you what words only you can give yourself, to thank all who helped me get to living these words, & to honor their spirit more fully.

7) Grateful to y'all who receive & support this work, grateful to y'all who inspire me to do this work & challenge my work to do more. by @beausia

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Our final ImReady Conference is just 3 days away! We have a few tickets left.

We are thrilled to be joined by our good friend, Tony Award winning poet, @beausia

Beau Sia is the son of Chinese immigrants from the Philippines. Raised in Oklahoma CIty, he received his BFA in dramatic writing from New York University’s Tisch School of The Arts.

While living in New York City, Sia became a member of the 1996 Nuyorican Poets Cafe National Poetry Slam team, which is featured in the award-winning documentary SlamNation (1998). Sia went on to be a part of two National Poetry Slam championship teams, before being featured on all six seasons of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam. In 2002, he became an original cast member of the Tony Award-winning Def Poetry Jam on Broadway. Sia would later tour both nationally and internationally with the show.

See you October 10th for ImReady2026: RELENTLESS, a day centered on community and connection built for ANHPI survivors and allies alike. Come ready to be in community, to learn and to connect.

Event Details:
📅 Date: October 10, 2026
📍 Location: Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Oakland, CA
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Ready to Join Us?

Tickets are $15 and are still available at www.AAPIWL.org/imready-2026

Join us! We want to see you there!

#AAPIWomenLead #ImReady2026 by @beausia

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Just a poem I'll probably take down soon. Jason Arday should still be here. So many names in my heart that their killers trying to erase from our memory. Black Lives Over White Lies. by @beausia

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It's not you, it's me. by @beausia

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