I have a lot to be thankful for. And however you celebrate today (or not), I just want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Hope that you have a wonderful, warm day!
Just an amusing (for me, I guess lol) story.
Proud of be the son and grandson of hardworking Filipino immigrants to the United States!
Growing up, I would be at home with my grandparents and aunt who would take care of me while my parents were hard at work during the day. Aside from playing with my toy cars or drawing on paper (and the walls), part of that daily routine included watching Days of our Lives with my grandparents and aunt.
Proud of be the son and grandson of hardworking Filipino immigrants to the United States!
For my piece, I decided to talk about my family’s journey from the Philippines to the United States. I illustrated that with a rough map of the Philippines and the West Coast of the U.S. with a Philippine Airlines plane flying between them. On either side were photos of my family, our home, images of our vacations back to the Philippines and symbols of the life in the two countries.
Continuing my throwback to my college days, here is my Project 2 piece for my Filipino-American Arts class. This project was entitled “Marginality as Resistance: ‘Writing’ Back to Center”.
A little bit of a break from regularly scheduled programming here on DryedMangoez.com today. I recently did a #tbt on my Instagram and decided to bring it on over here and talk a little bit more about it.
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