Little Koto's Words Blog

Untangling the Threads of Cultural Appropriation of the Kimono: Japan’s Colonial History and Cultural Reparations in Fashion This essay...

It's been thrilling to have my "Cultures Aren't Costumes Checklist" included in Britt Hawthorne's New York Time's best selling book,...

It's a huge honor and extremely nerve wracking to be a guest presenter for Britt Hawthorne's Collective Liberation Series next weekend!...

Download and share these updated Cultures Aren't Costumes Checklists in English and Spanish! Scroll below to download.

When Gina and I released the Yoko Capsule through Gina's label, Two Days Off, we sat down with Kestrel of Conscious Chatter. You can...

After the murder of six Asian women in Atlanta, I felt strongly that I needed to update this letter; most of the updates are toward the...

HERE is a link so you can make your own copy of the letter templates. My understanding is that you need to send a copy to your child's...

I had the great honor of interviewing Sara Trail of Social Justice Sewing Academy for Pom Pom Magazine. Find the full interview HERE.

My mother was brown and I knew from the time I was tiny that my mother’s brown skin was something that she was teased about in her...

This is another Dharma School lesson while we are in distance learning, which celebrates Buddhist women who are making history....

As some people who follow my work know, I am a Dharma School teacher at my Buddhist temple. This is a lesson I created while we continue...

Last year I shared the fliers I created for my school community so that families could learn more about interrupting cultural...

Generate more gratitude with your little ones by creating gratitude jars. This is a modified version of a lesson I created as a Dharma...

My first experience speaking on a panel for sustainable fashion-- something I never thought would happen-- is in the bag! I was able to...

This past week has been a dream come true. After many months of collaboration, the Elizabeth Suzann Clothing is... political Campaign is...

Many families are finding themselves with little ones at home. HERE are a few ideas for how to make the time meaningful and fun!

My dear friend Aja Barber let me know that I was included in this piece by Who What Wear this past December. I appreciate being in such...

After a lot of encouragement from loving friends, I have decided to start a Patreon Account! Please join me HERE! I hope to connect with...

Several years ago I became passionate about speaking out against cultural appropriation as an educator, especially around Halloween...

Thank you once again to Matter Prints for offering a space for this piece to live. I started and stopped this essay many times and am...