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Fall & Evergreen FAshion
Farmer's Market Haul
This morning, after doing yoga, the kids and I headed over to the farmer’s market. We’ve been waiting for good weather to grab some peaches and after three thwarted attempts, we woke up to sunshine and immediately headed out the door lest we miss the opportunity due to another swift summer storm.
Farmer’s Market Haul
With it being August, the farmer’s market is in full bloom with tomatoes and peaches and bouquets of flowers and full attendance at eight-thirty. My grocery list consisted only of peaches, the seasonal fruit we’ve been longing for, and potatoes and carrots to replenish the veggies in my Japanese Curry I made last night.
Risk Being Seen
I’ve been scared to wear this shirt lately. When I first bought this Phenomenally Asian shirt, I was proud. I wanted to stand in solidarity with a community that I had felt distanced and sometimes excluded from. But now that I’m being heard when there are those who would do a Filipino harm for being Asian.
Immigrants, Ancestors, and Bullies
I laughed at Tatay’s seeming attack, but with my Filipino-immigrant-father-trying-to-connect-with-his-daughter ears turned on I responded, “I never told you I was bullied because it wasn’t until I was this age that I finally understood that I was bullied as a kid.”
A Portrait of a Southern Filipina
I’m heading home for the holidays and every time I return to the state I spent my formative years, I feel tense. It doesn’t help that on the drive down to the South, I’m confronted with the occasional Confederate flag.
What Makes a Home?
We’ve been wanting to move to Chicago for a year now, but things haven’t quite lined up yet. So we have to wait. It’s tough to wait for something when you know it feels right.
Today is Complicated
Celebrating this day is a complicated thing. Today you may find floating through social media statements that this country was not built on freedom. I think of those who were brought here, enslaved. I think of those whose lands were taken away. There are those who are grappling with being a non-consensual American.
The Return of the 90's
You’ve heard enough about how 90’s trends are coming back. Many have come back, but few have stayed. The bucket hat, however, makes its way back in every decade, making this accessory a must-have for any season.
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