{"product_id":"who-we-are-becoming-matters-the-courage-wisdom-and-aloha-we-need-in-a-timeplace-of-collapse-9798889843214","title":"Who We Are Becoming Matters: The Courage, Wisdom, and Aloha We Need in a Timeplace of Collapse","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat makes us human? And why does it matter? Poetic and practical advice on who we are--and what we need to become--to move forward in togetherness and mutual responsibility in an age of uncertainty and climate chaos \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eZen and Indigenous Hawaiian wisdom for navigating the timeplace of collapse--the highly-anticipated follow-up to \u003ci\u003eWhen No Thing Works\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith piercing clarity and poetic force, Zen teacher and Indigenous Hawaiian leader Norma Kawelokū Wong offers a profound call to reckon with what she calls the \u003ci\u003eHuman Quotient\u003c\/i\u003e 4 essential inner capacities--courage, compassion, aloha, and strategic wisdom--we must cultivate and embody to not just survive, but shepherd ourselves through an age of climate crisis, social fracture, and accelerating collapse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart visionary framework, part story-poem-instruction manual, \u003ci\u003eWho We Are Becoming Matters\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers into a deeper examination of how we grow, relate, and lead in times of uncertainty. Drawing on decades of Zen training, Indigenous Hawaiian knowledge, political strategy, and community practice, Wong explores the internal and collective shifts required to evolve with intention. Her teachings challenge us to release the logic of othering and splintering, to root ourselves in the mutual responsibilities of \u003ci\u003ealoha\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ekuleana\u003c\/i\u003e, and to step into the messy work asked of us in a timeplace of collapse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike the highly lauded \u003ci\u003eWhen No Thing Works\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWho We Are Becoming Matters\u003c\/i\u003e is both balm and blueprint: it's a vital disruption of the status quo. It's a generative map for moving forward. And it's a realistic look at what it may take for humanity to evolve and embody the historic role of stewarding this urgent moment: we take the leap together, eyes wide open, and tend to the job placed before us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norma Kaweloku Wong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e North Atlantic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798889843214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNorma Wong, a life-long resident of Hawaiʻi, is a descendant of Native Hawaiians and Hakka Chinese immigrants. She has decades of experience in organizing, policy, strategy, and politics in Hawaiʻi, particularly in the area of Native Hawaiian issues, serving in the Hawaii State Legislature and as a policy lead and negotiator for Governor John Waiheʻe, Hawaiʻi's first Native governor. Norma began her spiritual practice at the same time as her political life unfolded. These days, it is the intertwined application of Zen practice and an indigenous worldview that Norma brings to provoke practical inquiry and redirect work. She is a thought partner, a strategist, and a teacher.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Norma Kaweloku Wong \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47659168006301,"sku":"9798889843214","price":39.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e07813c4-4ca2-4860-b8c3-20de671e8990.jpg?v=1771352194","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/who-we-are-becoming-matters-the-courage-wisdom-and-aloha-we-need-in-a-timeplace-of-collapse-9798889843214","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}