Repping being #chamoru while doing lawn work. #Pacifica #AANHPI

May 2023 is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

✅ Asian is how I fill out U.S. federal government forms, with my Spanish surname and Filipino heritage.

Meanwhile, I am more than a word attached to a checkbox.

My essay "Filipino: Identity Beyond a Checkbox" was part of a writing course assignment - write about a frequently asked question.

How do you choose to identify?

https://www.shirleyfrivera.com/blog/filipino-identity-beyond-a-checkbox

#aapi #aanhpi #AAPIHeritageMonth #diversity #filipino

RT @AAPIVictoryFund@twitter.com

We shouldn’t have to live like this. Families and communities deserve to be able to gather and celebrate without the fear of gun violence. We stand with #MontereyPark and our #AANHPI communities.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AAPIVictoryFund/status/1617209937922236416

Retooting with clickable links—please boost!

For #FollowFriday, I created a list for #progressive #AAPIs to list themselves so that we can follow each other on Mastodon.

To add yourself to the list, fill out this form: https://bit.ly/progressive-aapi-mastodon-form.

And to view and download the list, go here: https://bit.ly/progressive-aapi-mastodon.

Also, follow the group [at] progressive.aapi [at] a [dot] gup [dot] e!

#Asian #AsianAmerican #AANHPI

Retooting with clickable links—please boost!

For #FollowFriday, I created a list for #progressive #AAPIs to list themselves so that we can follow each other on Mastodon.

To add yourself to the list, fill out this form: https://bit.ly/progressive-aapi-mastodon-form.

And to view and download the list, go here: https://bit.ly/progressive-aapi-mastodon.

Also, follow the group [at] progressive.aapi [at] a [at] gup [at] e!

#Asian #AsianAmerican #AANHPI

For #FollowFriday, I created a list for #progressive #AAPIs to list themselves so that we can follow each other on Mastodon.

To add yourself to the list, fill out this form: bit.ly/progressive-aapi-mastodon-form.

And to view and download the list, go here: bit.ly/progressive-aapi-mastodon.

Also, follow the group @progressive.aapi!

#Asian #AsianAmerican #AANHPI