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👁 “To me, being a Filipina-American means carrying the burden of our foremothers in our veins, decolonizing our minds and facing the everyday battle against the stigma associated with our gender and cultural roots.⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ It means embracing our noses, the darkness of our skin, and the evidence of hard labor on our hands. It means that every time we stand up for ourselves, our voices are amplified by our ancestors, powerful women who were leaders in war. It means going the extra mile in our work without recognition because it is already expected of us.⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ The decolonial movement has sparked a revolutionary deconstruction in our minds, re-wiring the way we think, the way we look, and the way we carry ourselves. Americans are becoming more and more uncomfortable with that, but we are proud. We are strong. We are Filipina. Mabuhay!⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Maraming Salamat @jane ! ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ #browngirls #explore #pridemonth #lgbtq #filam #asian #pacificislander #ph #pilipina #komunidad #pagkakaisa #pamilya #family #community #brownwomanrise #lipi #tampok #babae #community #pinas #pinayigers #familia #filipina #tribe #herstory #sisters #kapatiran #woc #reclaimyourpower #kaibigan (at South Bay!)

👁 “To me, being a Filipina is unique because the women are the nurturers AND the providers — we’re the bosses. We are a kultura of women who come through for the family. Being a Filipina is being like my Lola. I remember she told me a story of when she first moved to the bay in the 80s. She was working retail at the Stanford Shopping Center and ended up dating the VP or CEO of Neiman Marcus. He proposed to her but said if she wanted to be together she would have to move to New York with him. Her four daughters whom she just brought from the Philippines would have to stay here. She refused and stayed with her family. Sometimes I think, damn we could have been rich (lol) but I also have this immense reverence for my Lola for choosing her daughters over love and financial stability (cuz now we’re dealing with some gentrification).⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ I think that by nature, Filipina women make some incredibly selfless sacrifices just to make sure their families are together at the end of the day. I hope one day to be able to say I did something like that for my own family.⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Salamat @jay_areaaa ✊🏽⠀⠀⠀⠀ (at San Francisco, California)

👁 “To me, being Filipina is a mix - not only of cultures, but a mix of the work hard/play hard lifestyle, a mix of many skills/ talents and a mix of quirkiness and passion.. We are like the halo-halo of Asia." ⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Salamat @makinthebacon1 ! Your fearlessness to express how you feel through your photos is inspiring. ✨⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let's inspire and build a community! What does it mean to be a Filipina to you? DM us, we'd love to know! 💭 #pinaycollective #pinaygrown .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ #browngirls #explore #browngirlbloggers #filam #asian #pacificislander #ph #pilipina #komunidad #pagkakaisa #pamilya #family #community #brownwomanrise #lipi #tampok #babae #community #pinas #pinayigers #familia #filipina #tribe #herstory #sisters #kapatiran #woc #reclaimyourpower #kaibigan (at Toronto, Ontario)

👁 “Being Filipinx means being part of a community built of strength and resistance. It means using all of my privilege to help my people who are struggling both in the states and back home. It means spending each moment relearning to love my brown skin, wide nose, and other features that don’t fit European beauty standards. Being queer and Filipinx allows me to stand, resilient, with my siblings against all the societies so thoroughly invested in erasing our narratives.” .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Salamat @buoako for sharing your narrative and illustration! 🖊 ⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let's inspire and build a community! What does it mean to be a Filipina to you? DM us, we'd love to know! 💭 #pinaycollective #pinaygrown .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ #browngirls #explore #browngirlbloggers #filam #asian #pacificislander #ph #pilipina #komunidad #pagkakaisa #pamilya #family #community #brownwomanrise #lipi #tampok #babae #community #pinas #pinayigers #familia #filipina #tribe #herstory #sisters #kapatiran #woc #reclaimyourpower #kaibigan (at New York)

To my daughter re: your nose⠀ .⠀ It’s the first thing I noticed when I first saw you.⠀ “Oh gahd, she has my nose,” I muttered through the oxygen mask.⠀ .⠀ I was conditioned to think that my nose was a flaw. It’s short and wide like a Chocolate Hill instead of narrow and pointed, like a snowy peak.⠀ .⠀ “Sleep with a peg on it.”⠀ “Pinch it 50 times before bed every night.” These were the pre-plastic surgery era suggestions. Once that came, there was an easy and obvious fix.⠀ .⠀ I never went through with the surgery but still felt ashamed of my nose. That is, until you came. Grandpa’s nose is my nose, which is now your nose. Like an inheritance on your face. I’ll always tell you it’s beautiful because you’ve taught me that it is (I’ll also ether anyone that says otherwise).⠀ .⠀ Wear it with pride baby.⠀ Love Mum ⠀ .⠀ Salamat @katsaoyen ! Solane will know her beauty because of your love! 😍 (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

👁 “Being pinay and a mother in the United States means being able to translate two cultures, it means including my child in my organizing ( @af3irm @utlanow ), and it means being vigilant in keeping my brown baby safe, especially in these times. In my own youth, I became a survivor of domestic and sexual violence. Also, I lost my first child when I was 6 months pregnant in 2014.⠀ .⠀⠀ When my baby Marcelo was born in 2015, I was put back together, but I know I carry scars, traumas, and centuries of history that I have to articulate for Marcelo so he has a map of how to navigate this life, not just an extra-heavy load.⠀ .⠀⠀ As a pinay, I have learned that mothering is the closest to liberation I could feel - the joy, the sureness, the love, the life purpose. Being a pinay mother means building on all that our ancestors have won, and ensuring that your child will enjoy liberation you yourself will never get to taste in your own lifetime. If Marcelo is even the slightest bit more free than I lived, then I served my purpose as his mother.⠀ .⠀⠀ Salamat @jollenelevid ✨Your strength and love for Marcelo is inspiring! (at Los Angeles, California)

👁⠀⠀ Mestiza. Anak. ⠀⠀ She, built by⠀⠀ The structure of bones,⠀⠀ Fed by the blood of my lineage,⠀⠀ Held by a thousand women.⠀⠀ My Mother knew their strength.⠀⠀ And even though she could no longer⠀⠀ be my witness.⠀⠀ i rose. ⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Shown above is @des.haigh with her two beautiful daughters with Whang Od. Salamat Des! ✨⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ #ina #hertiagemonth #kayumanggiproud #babae #kayumanggingkaligatan #kagandahan #inangbayan #ibig #brownpride #reclaimyourpower #pinagmulan #pinas #thefutureisfemale #kababaihan #mgabata #brownwomenrise #brownwomentogether #komunidad .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let's inspire and build a community! What does it mean to be a Filipina to you? DM us, we'd love to know! 💭 #pinaycollective #pinaygrown (at Pacific Northwest)

👁 "Too pinay for America. Too American for the Philippines." As a first gen American, it is my duty to teach my son our stories, to talk about our indigenous people, the effects of colonialism and how me, being darker than he, will experience life in a different way because of the color of my skin. We will talk about cultural identity and how we don't need labels to find truth in ourselves. It is a privilege to be PinXy in America, for it is our ancestors that gave us the leverage to be where we are today. We don't need labels to find self love; I will preach and model acceptance of who we are as individuals. I am his #ina 💕”⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Thank you @nicoleelisse_ ! You and Eli are the cutest! ✨ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let's inspire and build a community! What does it mean to be a Filipina to you? DM us, we'd love to know! 💭 #pinaycollective #pinaygrown .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ #browngirls #explore #browngirlbloggers #filam #asian #pacificislander #ph #pilipina #komunidad #pagkakaisa #pamilya #family #community #brownwomanrise #lipi #tampok #babae #community #pinas #pinayigers #familia #filipina #tribe #herstory #sisters #kapatiran #woc #reclaimyourpower #kaibigan (at Bay Area, San Francisco)

👁 “I am a proud Filipina. Being Filipina to me means having a generous and loving spirit wherever I go. Filipinos are known for having a hospitality spirit. Through being the other half of @thesalongastyle along with my husband, @rednersalonga. We have had the opportunity to meet and love on the people we meet by being present and a listening ear to their stories and passions. We love people ❤️”⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Salamat Vanessa! @salongastyle .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let's inspire and build a community! What does it mean to be a Filipina to you? DM us, we'd love to know! 💭 #pinaycollective #pinaygrown .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ #browngirls #explore #browngirlbloggers #filam #asian #pacificislander #ph #pilipina #komunidad #pagkakaisa #pamilya #family #community #brownwomanrise #lipi #tampok #babae #community #pinas #pinayigers #familia #filipina #tribe #herstory #sisters #kapatiran #woc #reclaimyourpower #kaibigan (at Jacksonville, Florida)

👁 “For me, being Filipina means being community and legacy minded and staying true to my identity. In the UK I’m considered exotic. In Philippines I’m foreign. I’m constantly challenging stereotypes in both cultures so I can represent Filipinas fiercely, and encourage the next generation of flyyy Pinays!”⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Thank you Mika! @thoughtscapes.tv ! Hella related to your video! ✨ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let's inspire and build a community! What does it mean to be a Filipina to you? DM us, we'd love to know! 💭 #pinaycollective #pinaygrown .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ #browngirls #explore #browngirlbloggers #filam #asian #pacificislander #ph #pilipina #komunidad #pagkakaisa #pamilya #family #community #brownwomanrise #lipi #tampok #babae #community #pinas #pinayigers #familia #filipina #tribe #herstory #sisters #kapatiran #woc #reclaimyourpower #kaibigan (at United Kingdom)

Women warriors⠀⠀⠀ Ancestry traits⠀⠀⠀ Caramel complexion⠀⠀⠀ Almond perception⠀⠀⠀ Button nose with a⠀⠀⠀ beautiful face⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Curves like a⠀⠀⠀ winding road⠀⠀⠀ Hair smooth as silk⠀⠀⠀ Short in stature⠀⠀⠀ Image of⠀⠀⠀ The Creator⠀⠀⠀ with a splash of⠀⠀⠀ honey and milk⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Hands meant to create⠀⠀⠀ Revolutionary mind⠀⠀⠀ One of a kind⠀⠀⠀ Hard to find⠀⠀⠀ We are meant⠀⠀⠀ to be great⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Morena or mestiza⠀⠀⠀ We are all but one⠀⠀⠀ Making our mark⠀⠀⠀ on Earth's soil⠀⠀⠀ Forever touched⠀⠀⠀ by the sun⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Brown has never⠀⠀⠀ looked so good⠀⠀⠀ Representing⠀⠀⠀ all the shades⠀⠀⠀ Resilience personified⠀⠀⠀ The reason why⠀⠀⠀ We were made⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Stand up, sis⠀⠀⠀ For your time is now⠀⠀⠀ Be proud of your brown⠀⠀⠀ Don’t look down⠀⠀⠀ As island women⠀⠀⠀ We shall rise⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Beautifully written @iroseaboveit ! 🌹 (at Downtown Springfield)

👁 “Being Filipina means so much to me, but more than anything, it means the bonds I have with my pamilya, my blood, and my Mama, who raised me after my birth mother left. But, it also means learning more about who I am, learning out painful but resilient history and continual fight for resistance, it means starting with why my familia didn’t teach me our languages or our history, why we came to America in the first place: out of our need to survive.⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ In America, we rarely see ourselves reflected in national art; we are taught we have no history by the silence of our families and we are not taught our languages out of fear or shame or hiya or maybe out of love of America, because here, we were able to reunite oceans away from the homeland.⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ I don’t know, I can ask my father why he chose not to teach me Tagalog and get a different answer each time: but, I grew up in a familia who never taught me I was not Filipino enough.⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ I was Filipino by blood, by my bonds with my familia: I am lucky for that, as many FilAms are constantly shamed for not knowing their language or culture and yet we were raised in poor public education schools that taught us America saved us. It’s complicated, to say the least.⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ That’s why to see yourself in fine arts does something to you: to see yourself mirrored in the art you consume reminds you that you are part of a continuum of the caprices of history. I can be shamed over and over again for not being “Filipino” enough, but by actively seeking out how I am part of this history and culture, reading and digesting and making my own art, I know I am Filipina Americano, and that’s enough: I am Filipina by blood, and you can’t take that from me.⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ One of the first art works that made me feel actually seen where the paintings by Juan Luna. But, he was a violent man who shot his own wife out of toxic masculine rage, and was acquitted for it. That’s the thing: it’s complicated, a heartbreak one after the other: but man, just like Jessica Hagedorn said in an interview: but us Filipinos, we know how to cry. And we’re good at crying. And no matter how much we cry, we’re still gonna dance. 💜” Salamat @_insiang (at Palo Alto, California)

👁 “Being a Filipina means being proud of who I am and where I was born. Being proud means taking the never ending quest to discover the beauty of our culture and history and to honor it through my creations.”⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Salamat Celine! ✨ @rumpus_studios .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let's inspire and build a community! What does it mean to be a Filipina to you? DM us, we'd love to know! 💭 #pinaycollective #pinaygrown .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ #browngirls #explore #browngirlbloggers #filam #asian #pacificislander #ph #pilipina #komunidad #pagkakaisa #pamilya #family #community #brownwomanrise #lipi #tampok #babae #community #pinas #pinayigers #familia #filipina #tribe #herstory #sisters #kapatiran #woc #reclaimyourpower #kaibigan (at Manila, Philippines)

👁 “Being a hapa Filipina to me means walking between worlds. Is half poverty and half privilege. Is being the battle line upon which the revolutionaries and the model minority members of your family draw a truce. Is wearing blood diluted by colonialism like a coat of arms. Is having family look at you sideways for embracing the identity that was beat out of us through colonization. ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ But it’s also sampaguita in my smile, coconut in my curls, and bamboo for a backbone. It’s finding spiritual strength in my middle name. It’s finding myself in a tattoo. It’s a constant process of remembering and re-membering, and a never ending source of infinite strength. Being a Filipina supplies us with a source of pride that only other Filipinas will ever understand, and is truly the greatest gift.”⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Thank you @malayangelou ! Vividly said ✨⠀⠀ 📷 : @abcitmesarah ⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let's inspire and build a community! What does it mean to be a Filipina to you? DM us, we'd love to know! 💭 #pinaycollective #pinaygrown .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ #browngirls #explore #browngirlbloggers #filam #asian #pacificislander #ph #pilipina #komunidad #pagkakaisa #pamilya #family #community #brownwomanrise #lipi #tampok #babae #community #pinas #pinayigers #familia #filipina #tribe #herstory #sisters #kapatiran #woc #reclaimyourpower #kaibigan (at Florida)

Happy Easter, Beautiful People ✨⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Mother’s Day is next month and we want to feature Moms because they are the greatest people in the world! 💕⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Being that Pinay is not just defined by one generation but more so intergenerational, ask your Mom what being Pinay means to her and submit their answer for a feature.⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you’re a Mom, how has being Pinay evolved with Motherhood? ⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Please include a name, amount of child and a photo. ✨⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Submission deadline is on 4/30 at 12am. ⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We hope that we get share and celebrate all of the amazing Moms in our lives! 🙌🏽⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Tag your friends, aunts, moms, cousins! Spread the word! 🗯⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (at Earth)

👁 “Being Pinay means being part of a diverse global community of kabayan! we voyage around the world under difficult circumstances, which are never given enough attention or care on a global scale (although many ppl benefit from the labour of filos globally). but we survive, we thrive, and make beautiful art and joyful expression everywhere we go, and lift each other up in doing so! malakas at maganda naman tayo diba?!” ✨🌞✨⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Salamat @_aliencry ! Your Etsy store is dope! ⚡️ ⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let's inspire and build a community! What does it mean to be a Filipina to you? DM us, we'd love to know! 💭 #pinaycollective #pinaygrown .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ #browngirls #explore #browngirlbloggers #filam #asian #pacificislander #ph #pilipina #komunidad #pagkakaisa #pamilya #family #community #brownwomanrise #lipi #tampok #babae #community #pinas #pinayigers #familia #filipina #tribe #herstory #sisters #kapatiran #woc #reclaimyourpower #kaibigan (at Sydney, Australia)

👁 “I understood what being Filipina meant after I learned my history. It is connecting my privileged present to the struggles of my ancestors and parents, and the sacrifices I now make for my children. Being Filipina is to navigate the world with courage and passion to speak and live our truth while nurturing our families and communities, and carving spaces for joy, for love, for music, for food and for simply being.”⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Thank you @edub33 🌻 ⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let's inspire and build a community! What does it mean to be a Filipina to you? DM us, we'd love to know! 💭 #pinaycollective #pinaygrown .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ #browngirls #explore #browngirlbloggers #filam #asian #pacificislander #ph #pilipina #komunidad #pagkakaisa #pamilya #family #community #brownwomanrise #lipi #tampok #babae #community #pinas #pinayigers #familia #filipina #tribe #herstory #sisters #kapatiran #woc #reclaimyourpower #kaibigan (at Hawaii)

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