HIRTF Questionnaire to State Department

It is 2023 and I am still having extensive issues - ie., in the past month there were two incidents of debilitating issues;- 1. my skull was vibrated 2. the inside of my left brain felt like it was vibrated and I was unable to get up for several hours. Since these issues may be deliberate attacks from the DoD and/or Defense industry-- I am making this issue public.

SBU -PRIVACY OR PII Unidentified health issues- also called Havana Syndrome were not allowed to be reported by the general public until 2021. I was able to complete the lengthy questionnaire and send it to the US State Department. Additionally, I shared the contact information to obtain a form with others who allege to have similar experiences. Below is a screenshot of my submission- without details of the completed questionnaire.

Trust in an environment of persecution

An echo of those words I heard a successful AAPI say ring through me today something like this -- that Americans are all about Asian inclusion, as long as they aren't Asian-Americans and go back home.

Last night, I reflected on the serenity of the political, business, and social stage of Asian interactions being linked to my own experiences in classical piano. Everyone dresses up for the event, and it is serenity at its finest. What people don't see, is the physical abuse, targeted manslaughter aka suiciding an individual, downed planes and deaths people who didn't arrive, and American communities engaged in racist actions to drag down the AAPI's family in entirety.

In some old teachings to help others and visiting foreign environments, there is a concept of not causing harm. And though many do follow these simple and lazy rules;- the locked on socio-political missiles of targeting AAPI are enough to devastate a person. Only in an international communication under international laws, can an AAPI even express their emotion and the psychological impact of such American actions.

Yet you see that the clever legal gymnastics of the American criminal system is like a mass of fleas making a newborn kitten sick. Even going so far as to parasitise their food-- ie., A hateful non-Asian relative who they live with taking legal actions against them. 

Relative: "Oh you went shopping? Did you just eat that? That was  mine. I'm calling the cops. You theif you stole my food. You're an indigent ethnic living off me. I'm calling the cops you stole what you brought here." 

I know this from my own Caucasian father. Since the heights of Trump's Japan Steel Wars outburst, my own father and his community attacked my mother. I returned from Hawaii after giving away most of what I worked for to help. And though I provided a temporary buffer, the toxic system has decimated my finances and comprised my physical and psychological well being. 

And I won't say it's serene. No, attending APEC USA shipping symposium was as serene as the past decade has been for me. And i wasn't one of the deceased enroute- whose names were read and a moment of silence held. Nor is it serene for me to be condemned to intermittent hospitality work for a few months in my USA hometown- where I was berated and spat upon by customers and coworkers alike. For under $3/hour it wasn't worth my time and energy to continue to have grocery money for an atrocious recommendation and no rebuttal.

The ugly, not serene reality is more prevalent than those polished events.

And I, alone, am unable to stop the masses from dragging their future into primal tar pits of evil behaviors. Instead of 50people doing non-harmful good things- such as positive uplifting comments for an isolated minority-- such positive words are merely an insincere veil worn at face.

Something needs to change for AAPI who are stuck in racist environments. We have none to turn to and nowhere to go where there is much if any sincerity.

being AAPI in this time

The positive of this gripe: It's my hope that by making these insights to my life public-- someone else will be spared the waste of countless days and months on hurtful "friendships".  There is a template LOR I made below (bottom of post) for a companion guide  dog for someone in need.

My gripe:

I am a genXer hapa and I'm sure accusations will be directed at me after I make this post. But it's time for me to move on. That is very clear. As the daughter of a foreign national who became an AAPI immigrant- I've run out of patience sifting through the barrage of Americans. It's tough for me to find the positive good ones here on the mainland.

Last week my inbox received several different unexpected emails in one of my newer email addresses. Some were from people I had blocked long ago on Twitter with my previous email address. And in the midst of it,. a request for a letter of reference for someone who I have known since last September and speak with on a regular basis.

And, because of the nature in which I know this person -- I was compelled to ask them about the recommendation, since they didn't mention it to me before giving out my information. Not only did I write a quick draft of the general contents I would include. But I allowed them to be part of the writing process. And instead of a LOR it became a lesson to me about how discrimination permeates the friendship I thought existed.

In their sharing of other LOR with me, I realized the stigma this person has towards me. Where frivolous personal details of the person's past were "acceptable good memories", where I do not exist. And how our friendship is a dumping ground for the person to unload the worst issues that would be intolerable on anyone else. It was a quick read for me after 3 days of being told to omit personal details of the person for a personal character reference. Literally, several hours of my time and phone calls.

After a long weekend. Our friendship ended with the text from them stating not to send any character reference. Since I got a flurry of positive quotations about how to manage being respected in my social media feed- I realized that not one of the people in my inbox would or could write a LOR for me. And what a waste of time I had put into what I had thought had become a "friendship".

Again, my bad. And it is a solitary road for me of not being "good enough" for these people I've included in my remote only life for several years. There is no replacement for the people who actually accepted me in a healthy way, in Hawaii. And I look to the AAPI and Asian immigrant community with a lot of love for allowing me to experience being treated with positive inclusion. And I hope that community stays strong against the tides of racism in subtle and blatant forms. There is no replacement for the AAPI community of Hawaii in my life. And so far nothing has come close to being inclusive, respectful, and safe for me to co-exist.

Letter of Recommendation for a remote friend:

_________ is a great candidate to receive one of your well trained working dogs.  I have known _________, remotely, for the past ___ year(s). During her/his journey to take on a seeing eye dog, she/he expressed her/his deep attachment for her/his previous dog companion, a treasured life experience.  One that I believe will aid her/him with care of a new companion.

____________ an outgoing spirit, and is also a very private person. I believe she/he is learning to calibrate her/his sense of adventure with the reality of her/his situation. She/he also seems homesick for familiarity and is eager to travel with confidence again.

She/he is blessed with helpful, inclusive, and sometimes transient and supportive people in her/his daily activities. For hobbies she/he enjoys to pray, to do art, and to take nature walks. As a former __________, shehe keeps current on conversations that surround technologies of the evolving society we live in. 

____________ is a dedicated vegetarian with a compassionate concern for animals. She/he has great interest in the care of her/his future canine teammate.

I am happy that _________ has this opportunity with _______ to match her/him with her first canine teammate. I believe one of your magnificent dogs is a life changing event that will support her/his life and well being into the future.

Sincerely,

Angela Kneale