Shayne 👩🏻💻
@shayne.bsky.social
(personal account) mostly unserious on here but very serious everywhere else about uplifting historically excluded voices in media, history, arts and culture
It’s been a minute, but I’ve been spending this year learning more about the fight of my people. I spent last weekend at the first Kalayaan Summit — a historic convening with more than 1,000 Filipinos and Filipino Americans fighting for migrant rights and the genuine liberation of our homeland.
kyle’s flight was canceled today lol still looking for kyle
Shayne 👩🏻💻@shayne.bsky.social · last yr.i know alaska is small, so if anyone knows a kyle miller who travels in-state frequently and is going to juneau today, can you tell them that they need to correct their phone number with ak air? i keep getting their text notifications even though i reply “stop.”
I've been posting every day on TikTok for a month, and let me tell you! It's so much more fun to contribute to the platform than to spectate and doomscroll all the time. It gives me a real reason to open the app lol Anyway, follow me: tiktok.com/@shaynenuesca
My brother is graduating with his BA in Comms Design next spring from UAA. He’s looking for leads to internships or entry level roles with a local agency, studio, and anywhere he can contribute art! If you know of anything please lmk or email him at jmnuesca2@alaska.edu Thank you! (Please share!)
around this time last year, we landed in manila at midnight and we could see people setting off fireworks for christmas. we drove in the middle of the night to surprise my grandma. then we spent the next few weeks taking in all the little things. missing my home a little extra today (and always tbh)
The devastation we’ve seen across the Philippines this year is more than just headlines and images for me. Some of my earliest memories are wading in waist-deep floodwaters and being without power for days. That was nearly 30 years ago.
Philippines Disaster Relief - Kadua
Support Philippines disaster relief efforts with Kadua's limited edition tote.
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Today marks my 29th year in Alaska.
Scents of Belonging: A Thanksgiving Story
Can you tell me what snow smells like?
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I announced that I started a small business/social enterprise supporting the Filipino American community in Anchorage. I didn’t plan for the launch to fall on the same week as Black Friday/Small Business Saturday (I was going to do this next year). But here we are and I’m excited!
Kadua | Ilokano Arts & Culture | Storytelling on Instagram: "I’ve been dreaming this up for a minute, and due to recent events, I’ve decided to take a leap of faith. Here’s to growing a supportive, en...
57 likes, 7 comments - kadua.co on November 25, 2025: "I’ve been dreaming this up for a minute, and due to recent events, I’ve decided to take a leap of faith. Here’s to growing a supportive, encourag...
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Excellent journalism highlighting how the State of Alaska is failing rural—and predominantly Alaska Native—students. “over the past 25 years, state officials have largely ignored hundreds of requests by rural school districts to fix the problems that have left public schools across AK crumbling”
ProPublica@propublica.org · 9mo agoAs Alaska ignores requests to fund school repairs, its Indigenous children suffer most because rural schools serve predominantly Alaska Native students — a population that was long forced to attend separate and unequal schools. By @emilyschwing.bsky.social
I’ve been reviving Rooted, my newsletter/online magazine, and I’m finally getting around to doing some of the writing. Here’s my first piece — in a minute — about Anchorage artist Liza Dizon and her debut exhibit “Reflections.”
Liza Dizon becomes infinite with 'Reflections'
Liza Dizon's debut exhibit is an immersive journey through self-discovery.
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so is alaska airlines slowly getting rid of the “alaska” branding?
I wrote about changing how and where I show up as a Filipino American trying to build a new sense of community.
Starting Fresh: Leaving behind toxic Filipino American gatekeepers
In my heritage language, Ilokano, there’s a saying that goes: “Ti bassit a kayo nalaka a lintegen, ngem no dakkel narigaten.” Loosely…
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shoutout to everyone who believes in me good luck everybody else ♌️ ♈️ ♊️
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a State of National Calamity for a period of one year to hasten the rescue, recovery, relief, and rehabilitation efforts following the onslaught of Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi). Read more: tmt.news/2219338
anchorage is still so upset by the last admin’s snow response that the muni is making plowing a personality trait 😭
No big deal, but a contributor to my tiny newsletter got to interview Kristin Villanueva from "The Pitt." 🔥🔥🔥
Kristin Villanueva at the heart of ‘The Pitt’
Kristin Villanueva shines in "The Pitt," revealing the soul of care work and bringing representation with depth and humanity.
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maybe i should get back on here. what’d i miss? do people still like it here?
Please donate to Western Alaska disaster relief efforts to support the response to Typhoon Halong. I won't overexplain how displacement, underfunding and marginalization of Indigenous Peoples have devastated communities. But know this: Our Alaska Native friends and family need us to show up.
Western Alaska Communities Unite to Establish Disaster Response Fund Following Recent Storms - Alaska Community Foundation
In response to recent severe storms, including Typhoon Halong, that devastated Alaska’s western coast, local …
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Editors and reporters of the Homer News and Peninsula Clarion submitted their notices of resignation today, after management from Carpenter Media Group made changes to a published story last week in response to intimidation from a state lawmaker and without input from our newsrooms. #aknews
![The first page of a resignation letter by Regional Editor Erin Thompson, Sports Editor Jeff Helminiak and reporters Chloe Pleznac and Jake Dye.
[Excerpt because the letter is too long to include in full]
"Vance also said in the letter that she was “fully aware” of an effort to boycott Homer News advertising — stating that the paper would experience financial and reputational harm if it did not change its approach to covering community events. Rep. Vance never contacted the Homer News editorial team to discuss her concerns.
Without consulting the editor of the Homer News or the reporter who wrote the story, Carpenter Media removed the original article from the Homer News website, only to republish a modified version several hours later that reflected the changes demanded by Rep. Vance.
In the modified version republished by Carpenter management, there was no note to indicate the article had been changed.
We want to be clear: We have no problem with Rep. Vance expressing her opinion of our coverage. We cover difficult and sometimes controversial topics. Respectful dialogue about that coverage is welcome. As a community newspaper, we regularly provide Rep. Vance with a forum to discuss her views.
What we do have a problem with is Carpenter Media management changing a story at the behest of an elected official. We believe this destroys the credibility the public has placed in us as reporters and editors.
This willingness to acquiesce to a public official’s editorial demands and have conversations with her about the direction of our coverage is a betrayal not just of the journalists who work for Carpenter Media, but of the company’s integrity as a purveyor of news."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xgdov2xhtzjkjzi7niusqdmv/bafkreiemz3ncgw7xq3277rps363kwbxhcfyknnnay2gycel3nekacpf5sm)
![The second page of a resignation letter by Regional Editor Erin Thompson, Sports Editor Jeff Helminiak and reporters Chloe Pleznac and Jake Dye.
[Excerpt because the letter is too long to include in full]
These actions were taken despite there being no immediate urgency to remove the content — Rep. Vance's criticisms were raised regarding what she perceived as political bias, not factual inaccuracy.
Despite requests, we have not been informed of the content of dialogue between Rep. Vance and Carpenter Media management. In discussion with management our editor was told that the article did not meet their editorial standards and that the editing and reporting was “juvenile.”
We cannot live up to the core responsibility of a community newspaper in such an environment. We, employees of both the Homer News and Peninsula Clarion, are resigning our positions, effective Oct. 13, 2025.
Leaving these newspapers, at which we have spent a combined four decades, is not a decision we make lightly. We are proud of the work that we do covering local government as well as the arts, food, history, outdoors and sports. Though this decision is extremely painful for all of us, it is not difficult. We cannot do our jobs knowing that pressure from an elected official can mean our stories are edited without prior consultation with us.
Because we care deeply about the work we do and what it means to the community, we are all giving the standard two weeks’ notice instead of resigning outright. We hope Carpenter Media takes the opportunity to get personnel in place to continue the legacies of the Peninsula Clarion and Homer News. We hope this incident provides incentive for Carpenter Media to handle threats from officials in a way that safeguards the valued trust that readers have in newspapers.
The community deserves it."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xgdov2xhtzjkjzi7niusqdmv/bafkreiaejzvjz2aomn6hwgikpev4qrxfldq6bfnbk3qclyzqminsrli7da)
So much for working a final two weeks in good faith, we’ve all already been locked out of our email accounts.
