“You will feel more responsible for your own words when you notice how your words can affect lives of other people. You will feel touched when you really see how your words have made their life so much better. Those are kind of words that make you known to the inhabitants of eternity.”

Toba Beta is a Japanese-American writer and educator. She is known for her thoughtful essays on cultural identity and the intersections of race, gender, and education, blending personal reflection with broader social analysis. Her work often explores the complexities of belonging in multiple worlds.