New York City is being hit hard with Omicron. 10 people I know personally have tested positive in past few days. That number grows every day. The rest of the US ignores what’s happening in NYC. But in 1-2 weeks, they’ll be hit hard too. Have we not learned from March 2020?

I just got added to my mom’s Filipinos party planning committee and I think this is some sort of rite of passage 👀 Is this where I start to become a Tita?

#FYLPROAlumniNews: Congratulations FYLPRO 2015 delegate and Plentina CEO and Co-Founder Kevin Gabayan for being included in the Forbes/Square Next 1000 list. Gabayan founded Plentina w FYLPRO delegate 2019 Earl Valencia. buff.ly/3pdIDyI

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Hearing Ned’s Lola speak Tagalog (with no subtitles) made my year. I literally laughed out loud every time she spoke. My son turned to me and asked me if I understood her. I looked at him proudly with the biggest smile on my face and said “Yes I do”… #NoWayHome

#FYLPROAlumniNews: FYLPRO 2018 delegate @tonyrosaspeaks was featured in AARP AAPI Community's Spotlight.

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Fil-Am movers and shakers celebrate achievements amid pandemic usa.inquirer.net/90018/fil-am-m…

Fil-Am movers and shakers celebrate achievements amid pandemic usa.inquirer.net/90018/fil-am-m… #FilipinXcellence #FilipinoAmerican 🇵🇭🇺🇸🙌🏽

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A sampling of books 📚 that I’ve had for years but have yet to make any headway on…book club anyone? #books #bookrecommendations #bookshelf

a wonderful article in The Atlantic by @saratardiff about filipino transnational families and balikbayan boxes. and yay my first dissertation project (that i never finished) made a cameo in the piece. 😃❤️📦🇵🇭

Thank you Agnes Constante & Inquirer for covering this gathering of #FilipinXCellence (right before the Omicron spike in NYC). Being surrounded by Filipina/x/o American movers & shakers was truly a special moment in time. Ernabel Demillo @KalaMendoza usa.inquirer.net/90018/fil-am-m…

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.” Desmond Tutu #RIP

‘Help Us’: After Typhoon Rai, Miles of Destruction and the Smell of Death nytimes.com/2021/12/27/wor…

i’m really bout to have two very LA books out in the world next year 🥂

Thank you for sharing… It was a Reunion worth the wait. ♥️✨ Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA

My last Psychology Today essay for 2021: “Why Representation Matters and Why It’s Not Enough: Reflections on Growing up Brown, Queer, & Asian American”. #RepresentationMatters #StopAsianHate #RepresentAsian #LGBTQ #CantBeWhatYouCantSee #FilipinXcellence psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psycho…

For my Psychology Today essay on #Representation, I acknowledge the influence of trailblazers like Mindy Kaling, Ernie Reyes Jr., Nia Peeples, Tia Carrere, Dante Basco, & GOLD HOUSE. Thank you! #RepresentationMatters #BrownAsiansExist #RepresentAsian #Filipinx psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psycho…

This evening, we joined @FANHSMNY for their closing ceremony for the 30th Anniversary of Filipino American History Month. Pleased to present a citation from Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani to recognize and celebrate the contributions and history of New York’s vibrant #FilAm community!