Ann M. Ishimaru

Epic

Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous

The Man Who Couldn't Choose Why Movements Need Art, Not Just Arguments

Yes, yes and yes!
“When we counter disinformation, we need facts and feelings. When we mobilize voters, we need data and joy. When we build resistance, we need strategy and beauty.”

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Trump’s attack on DEI may hurt college men, particularly White men The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion also targets gender. The ban may impact gender balancing practices that often benefit college men.

The irony.

www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Hey Chicago, city of my birth - headed your way soon w/Dr. Irby & Dr. Swinney! Pls register & spread the word!
#DoingtheWork #ChiTown #ChicagoBeyond @tcpress.bsky.social

Q&A with Decoteau J. Irby and Ann M. Ishimaru about their new book, DOING THE WORK OF EQUITY LEADERSHIP FOR JUSTICE AND SYSTEMS CHANGE.
@prof-ishimaru.bsky.social
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Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #261 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10685) – CourtListener.com Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. FINDINGS OF FACT AND RULINGS OF LAW, PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 52(A)(Sonnenberg, Elizabeth) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/30/2025: # 1 Main Document) (J...

BREAKING: WE WON!!!
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Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.

Full ruling here:

Come workshop your academic writing into public pedagogy with Decoteau Irby & me on Sat at 9:20!
#WriteforthePeople #DoingtheWork
#ResearchMatters

Pls post if you find one about the AI conundrum — I’m so irritated that it looks like I use Chat when I don’t! (Ha ha see it? that wasn’t even me being funny)

Honored to be invited to such a probing & engaging conversation!
#DoingtheWork

Happy Democracy Day! Looking forward to seeing you the day after to keep #DoingtheWork!

A Coriolis graphic promoting a book tour for the editors of Doing the Work of Equity Leadership for Justice and Systems Change, Decoteau J. Irby and Ann M. Ishimaru. The image features photos of the two smiling editors and a list of seven book tour dates from October 12th to January 26th, in cities including Milwaukee, Tacoma, Wye Mills, Chicago, and Phoenix. The Coriolis logo is at the top.

Join Dr. Decoteau Irby and Dr. @prof-ishimaru.bsky.social for critical conversations on sustaining justice-focused educational change in the face of subtle resistance and the current anti-DEI backlash. #DoingTheWork #EquityLeadership
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Tell me you’re a Portlander without telling me. #froglove

Looking forward to being in conversation about the book w/peeps near and far!

A celebratory graphic for the publication day of the book Doing the Work of Equity Leadership for Justice and Systems Change, edited by Decoteau J. Irby and Ann M. Ishimaru. The image has a vibrant purple, pink, and blue background. Two copies of the book are shown: one standing upright and one lying flat beneath it. The book cover features a vibrant orange and blue sky with white clouds. Below the book images, a purple and pink banner reads, "HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY!"

Happy publication day to Professors Decoteau Irby and @prof-ishimaru.bsky.social! Their book, "Doing the Work of Equity Leadership for Justice and Systems Change," by @tcpress.bsky.social, is now available.

#AnnIshimaru #DecoteauIrby #DoingTheWorkOfEquityLeadershipForSystemsChangeAndJustice (1/5)

Thank you! That. 👆(a Japanese American whose family was incarcerated). It happens all.the.time.tho.

For the record.

My posts were not even about Kirk directly, but about America's apathy towards political violence, and the coddling of white male shooters and hate peddlers.

I was fired because I mentioned race: white men and violence-- that was my "gross misconduct."

“Harvard quietly ended its Undergraduate Minority Recruitment Program in May — shuttering a more than 50-year-old initiative to encourage minority high school students to apply … The UMRP was not involved in making admissions decisions.”

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Peach cobbler fresh out of the oven

My kid: What’s peach cobbler?
Me: (gasp in Georgia-childhood-mom-failure-horror, frantically make some)

Biscuits aren’t as good as I’ve had or remember in GA but the WA peaches are outstanding!
#WAPeach

Opinion | When Universities Become Informants A practice from the McCarthy era makes an ugly return.

www.chronicle.com/article/when...

a young boy is dancing in a living room with a lamp and a vase of flowers in the background Alt: a young boy is putting a garbage bag over his shoulder in a living room with a lamp and a vase of flowers in the background

What’s keeping me going today:

MS principal: No backpacks btwn classes - leave them in locker & carry stuff to class.

Kids: Ok we’ll use totes instead.

Principal: No totes either.

Kids: Fine, we’ll use: garbage bags, Xbox boxes, Home Depot buckets, garbage cans, IKEA bags! 😂🤣😜

UPDATE: Organizers created a letter for education scholars, practitioners, and students to sign to stand up to Harvard Ed Publishing about their censorship of Palestine. Here's the article about it and next is a link to read, sign & share the letter: www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Today #ICE and Border Patrol descended on the plaza of the Japanese American Nat'l Museum. The very spot where Japanese Americans, including my family, were rounded up and sent to concentration camps with no due process in 1942.

The community wasn't having it. Read JANM's statement bit.ly/4oDsjng

Thousands Ask Harvard Not to ‘Give in’ and Pay Fine to Trump

“The most powerful, well-heeled institutions of higher education in this country are cutting deals with the Trump administration that undermine the future of higher education.”

— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

#DefendHigherEd

This thoughtful review by @shannapeeples.bsky.social provides a vital reminder of the hope we must recapture -- hope we felt while learning about these wonderful Schools of Opportunity.
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I love you Seattle. #abolishice #nokings

Here’s a New York Times photo of the Chicago “No Kings” rally. NYT said the march that followed spanned at least 10 blocks.

a close up of a man 's face with a blue shirt and black collar Alt: a close up of Star Trek character Spock raising an eyebrow with a blue shirt and black collar

Shocked & proud that my parents are out protesting #NoKings today too! Hard to convey how surprising that is - they have never even been close to a protest - it’s a sign of what we’ve come to that they are out on the streets as well!

Hundreds of thousands already have showed up what may be shaping up the biggest ever protest in the history of our United States. Couldn’t be more perfect and timely for our democracy. Starting a new thread wheee I share photos and videos bc they are giving me life. #NoKings

Cardboard sign that says “I pee on fascists” with a smudgy dog print at the bottom

Mochi the Dog (our friends’) signed his own sign!
#NoKings #DogKnowsBest