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

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. Today let’s talk about the Philippine national flower, the sampguita (pronounced saam-puh-gwee-tuh), or otherwise known as Jasminum sambac or Arabian jasmine. They are small white flowers with the lovely scent of jasmine. The background photo was taken from

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. Today I’m sharing some characteristics of being Filipino. FILIPINOS ... ...take pride in their families. ...are very religious. ...are very respectful. ...help one another. ...value traditions and culture. ...love to party! ...have the longest christmas cel

Celebrate with me by getting to know your Asian neighbors! 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. It is my hope that many of my girlfriends and colleagues will also share their stories in the comments of my daily posts this month. I am very excited to share! If you have a question to ask, please