#ihotel

Author: Karen Tei Yamashita, I Hotel

It’s been a journey and a half creating this project and it’s finally here! I’m glad to be adding to my catalog, but I also wanna acknowledge this huge milestone for the community of the Soma district that helped raise me. It’s an honor to be performing at the I-Hotel with some good friends of mine. Me and the squad were really particular in this venue space because of the historical context and also because of the political climate that were currently in. It’s in direct correlation with what we planned in terms of the album vision. We’ll have some merch including copies of the album, some dope guest appearances, and a couple more tricks up the sleeve for all my folks that have been supporting my music since day one. This is an all ages event so feel free to bring all of the fam. Let’s break bread AUG 26TH!

Michael Chin, “Save the International Hotel” (1972) Silkscreen Kearny Street Workshop and Sammi Madison Garcia Collection

CrowdStrike presentation at the ITPF at the IT Pro Forum in Champaign. #itpf2019 #itpf #conference #ihotel #technology (at IHotel and Conference Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4ifmkXARnf/?igshid=wgttc077wlno

Attending the "Everything I need to know about Troubleshooting I learned from Super Mario" session at #itpf2019 #itpf #conference #ihotel (at IHotel and Conference Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4iCCGugoxT/?igshid=1sxmyxm0d0zg3

Drinking way too much coffee at the IT Pro Forum in Champaign, Illinois. #itpf #itpf2019 #ihotel #coffee #beverage (at IHotel and Conference Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4iBsN5gbEd/?igshid=9leyyb38bqkm

Sometimes, it’s meant to be. After running into Carlos at the I-Hotel, it was an honor to meet the people’s poet, Tony Robles. Thankful for them being so welcoming to my kasamas @kmb_la. That instant feeling of community building makes me miss home, but there’s a reason why moments like these happen. From the Bay to Los Angeles, let’s continue to build. • #ihotel #poetry #pilipinx #filipino #spokenword #community #Bay2LA (at International Hotel (San Francisco))