{"id":36905,"date":"2020-09-23T09:00:32","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=36905"},"modified":"2020-08-25T13:16:17","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T20:16:17","slug":"whats-in-my-bag-ida-yalzadeh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/whats-in-my-bag-ida-yalzadeh\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s in my bag? \u2014 Ida Yalzadeh"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ida Yalzadeh<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is a writer and educator based in Chicago, IL. She researches on the histories of race & U.S. empire and teaches Asian American Studies courses. She also recently started a newsletter chronicling her thoughts at\u00a0tinydriver.substack.com<\/a>. You can also find her on twitter\u00a0@idyalz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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About the bag<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arc’teryx Granville 20 Backpack<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0($199)<\/strong>:\u00a0The perfect waterproof backpack for me that\u2019s lightweight and durable. It\u2019s lasted a while and I like that it is fairly sleek and doesn\u2019t come with a bunch of pockets everywhere.<\/p>\n

What’s inside the bag<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spirit Speak Tarot Deck<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0($43)<\/strong>:\u00a0These tarot cards are great for traveling and carrying day-to-day because they are the size of playing cards. The size also makes it perfect to chuck into your bag if you\u2019re meeting friends for a socially distant hang and want to do a little reading to change up the conversation. Mary Elizabeth Evans, the deck\u2019s artist, designed the illustrations to be intuitive to each card\u2019s meaning and rife with symbolism. Although I am fairly new to tarot, this deck has been a joy to learn with, and I love pulling it out when I want to be reflective.<\/p>\n

Living for Change<\/em>\u00a0by Grace Lee Boggs<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0($20)<\/strong>:\u00a0I always have a book with me when I go out. I\u2019m currently reading the autobiography of Grace Lee Boggs, Living for Change, which talks about her life as an activist for racial, economic, and social justice. Not only is the writing accessible and compelling, but the stories she tells about her time in Detroit are unforgettable.<\/p>\n

Hyde Park Hat<\/strong>:\u00a0When I still lived in New England, this hat was gifted to me by one of my friends along with the note: \u201cSending you all the best vibes from the place where your brain first grew big.\u201d I went to college on the South Side of Chicago in Hyde Park, and the message reminds me of my time there in the best way. I always carry it in my bag during the colder months because sometimes a hooded jacket is not enough!<\/p>\n

Yunai\/Akko and Itoi Glitter pouch<\/strong>: I picked this up on my trip to Japan last year because I loved how playful it was. The pouch is in collaboration with the\u00a0Hobonichi brand<\/strong><\/a>, which makes planners that I\u2019ve been using for years now. It\u2019s the perfect size to hold smaller items (hand sanitizer, gum, lens cloth, chapstick, etc.) so that they aren\u2019t thrown all over my bag.<\/p>\n

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What’s in my bag? issue #68<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13684,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[2303],"tags":[1553],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36905"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36905"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36907,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36905\/revisions\/36907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}