One day, my time will be done on this planet. My goal is not to do all the things, but to live out my life as authentically as possible.

I am a trained artist and attended CCA and local community colleges. I am self-taught in Spanish and French, and can speak conversational Italian and German. I understand Portuguese pretty well. I always planned to be an artist and my MySpace name was Serah the Someday Philanthropista because my life goal was to give away as much as possible. My life was derailed multiple times but I never lost sight of my goals.

I am a passionate advocate for Ocean conservation, literacy, protection against domestic abuse, and ending hunger.

I paused my creative endeavors for a decade to become the head of household, pay rent, and raise my child. We were homeless, and it was incredibly difficult. I have worked over 50 jobs, sometimes four at a time, with no days off. I was so poor I had to dumpster dive for enough money to buy diapers. I was depressed, suicidal, and very sad. I recovered from my suicidal tendencies through crochet, and meditation. I have had many people try to take advantage of me in various situations and I have become stronger through my resilience.

In 2017, I became the CEO of my own bookkeeping firm with a goal to empower single mothers with life skills to offer them a flexible work schedule, more time, and to enable them to live independently. As a survivor of domestic violence who spent time navigating how to exit a terrifying situation, my goal is to be a modern philanthropist and donate to whomever is in need. I promised myself once I hit six figures with my financial business I would return to music.

I built a six-figure bookkeeping business in 2 years.

First and foremost, I am a songwriter and I sing. That is my lifeline. My goal is to empower others to live to be the most authentic version of themselves at all times. I have taken the road less traveled and I am okay with that.

In 2020, I launched a new business that offers my designs as digital download sewing patterns.

In 2023, I launched a nature inspired ceramics vessel venture/www.bambinidelmare.com/, am launching a new podcast, and will be commissioning some quilt pieces as I have been dreaming of doing since the pandemic began.

I seek to create and that is why I exist.

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Davis Cherry Blossom Festival

November 15th 10:00 AM PST Performance at 10:30 AM PST

As an alternative for our Spring Davis Cherry Blossom Festival, this live event will focus on artists and activists promoting social justice and a more equitable world with their work. It will feature musical performances from an exciting lineup of artists and thoughtful discussion from panelists and speakers.

The event focuses on the role of artists and organizers in connecting communities and enacting solidarity, and features artists and speakers of Black, Indigenous, Asian American, Polynesian, Latinx, and Mixed Race identities, and broadly reclaims "people of color" as a solidarity-building term. The event affirms Black Lives Matter.

Panels and speakers include:
-"Art and Activism in North American Taiko" with Michelle Fujii, PJ Hirabayashi, Roy Hirabayashi, and Tiffany Tamaribuchi.
-"Never Again, Again: Memories of Japanese American Redress for Decarceration and Reparations" with Susan Hayase, Dr. Lisa Ikemoto, Dr. Satsuki Ina, and Janice Luszczak.
-Dr. Curtiss Takada Rooks will give a talk as our keynote speaker entitled "The Stories We Tell Ourselves: The Model Minority Myth and Anti-Blackness."

Performances by:
AkaMya (Sage Andrew Romero), Bakuhatsu Taiko Dan (featuring collegiate taiko players), Busy Lighthouse, Davon, Fo Fera, Güero, Hear in Color, iraya, katgrüvs, The Midnight Dip, Natasha Greer, Sacramento Taiko Dan, SunBabi, Trace Repeat, TheH!veM!nd, Yuppie Liberation Front

Registration for the Zoom Webinar will give you access to Q&A and chat features. The event will also be streamed to YouTube, and a Discord Watch Party will be hosted simultaneously as a companion event if you want to discuss over chat or voice room.

https://youtu.be/G8lc7C8n-Qs
https://discord.gg/yzHJMHG

This program is supported, in part, by a grant from the City of Davis Arts and Cultural Affairs Program. It is also sponsored, in part, by the Manetti Shrem Museum's interACT program. Additional funding provided by UC Davis Global Affairs and the Davis Food Co-op.

Time

Nov 15, 2020 10:00 AM PST

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Earth Baby, Mother Maybe

Originally written last summer, this song is more relevant than ever as my home state is burning.