Hi friends!  Xinnia and I (Ming) are going to moving out of Portland at the end of August, mostly because we're struggling to make ends meet in this city, and I need to go home to California to help take care of my family elders. 

We are currently burdened with over fiteen thousand dollars of medical debt (not including school debt), and are putting ourselves at risk working as essential workers and at multiple jobs just to barely pay rent and minimum payments.  If/when we get sick, we'll lose work for weeks and won't be able to pay for our housing, or any of our other debt payments.

While we'll be a lot more financially secure once we've moved, Xinn will be able to prep for school, and I'll get better access to care for my joint disorders - we are struggling to get enough money together for moving expenses and paying an early move-out fee for ending our lease.  This is a fee of an extra month and a half of rent, and an additional $1000 that we don't have and can't make in time.  Just a few hundred extra will help us out immensely, and make it possible for us to start building a foundation for ourselves.

Thank you so much for reading and considering, whether you're able to donate or not*.  I hope no matter what you're able to stay healthy and well through all this!

*Please don't donate if you're Black and/or Indigenous/Pasifika!  Please keep it for yourself!!