
PAGMAMANO: THE GESTURE OF RESPECT
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and as a proud, first-generation, Filipino-American female, I will be sharing some stories and information about the Philippine culture and my American upbringing. In the Philippine culture, when Filipino children come up to their parents or grandparents, you may not see the children greeting them with a hug or a kiss. When arriving home or seeing them, children (even adult children) will take the elder’s hand and pla