Now I work as an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist with an “area of interest” in Sikolohiyang Pilipino (Filipino Psychology)
Anyone else feel like the filipino content space has shifted a lot lately? It used to be just comedy skits about strict parents or nostalgia, but now there are so many creators focused on actual survival and lifestyle hacks for living in the States.
My feed has been feeling super repetitive, and I’m looking to refresh it with creators who understand the specific struggle and joy of navigating life in America as a Filipino.
Finance & Career Experts, Life Hacks & Adulting, Daily Vloggers / Lifestyle, Food / Cooking
Also, which platform is your go-to for these kinds of recommendations-TikTok, YouTube, IG, or Reddit? Drop your favorite handles below so i can upgrade my feed!
Y'all know damn well that out of 3700 Wasians in that meetup, most of them have a White dad and Asian mom. Like 80 percent is my guess.
Both White men and Asian women from Gen X to certain Gen Z have looked down on Asian men. They literally treat them as the symbol of "Chinese, Japanese, and Korean men are backwards and monolithic, and my White man makes me feel the opposite: outspoken, kind, etc."
Many Asian women see this as a trophy of achievement and a status symbol. They automatically assume that if they have kids with White men, those kids are gonna be beautiful by default. Not only that, those who can afford IVF will always choose White male sperm by default.
Many of these Asian moms, if they have Wasian daughters, instill the same mentality. That "no dating Asian men" policy. They exclusively warn them about not dating Asian men and only going for White men.
My Asian guy friends and Wasians have told me about these experiences, so yeah, it does feel like it is centering whiteness and symbolizing White male superiority.
I moved to the US at 17 years old, been living here since 2010. I do hang out a lot with Fobs though and Filipinos who moved here as an adult. My significant other is one of those international nurses who moved here in the US as an adult (30’s). We met here in the US. Her family keeps asking what’s my financial status and my family’s financial status. Let’s say I came from a family where all my cousins are only allowed to attend Ateneo or La Salle. That being said, I never talk about my personal life to other people other than to my significant other only. I never talk about my salary, occupation, rent to my friends. I talk about my hobbies, NFL, NBA, MLB, weightlifting, restaurants, investment ideas, economics etc.. with my friends. I talk about my interests with my friends. Folks here in America don’t really like to talk about personal matters as far as I know.
I am getting annoyed how my significant other’s family in the Philippines seems like interested how much money I have or how much money my family have. I’ll meet her family eventually, but for sure I won’t be comfortable talking about personal matters to them. Just to put things in to perspective, my significant other isn’t really a full blown OFW breadwinner but her family in the Philippines was only able to have a new vehicle because she bought it for them. My dad has a new vehicle every 3 years (Filipino nurse). I actually have something to inherit, my significant other won’t. I’m not an OFW whatsoever. I have been living on my own as an independent adult for over a decade with a job that has very good stability. I haven’t really fully disclosed to my significant other the financial status of my family because I really think that’s none of her or their business. She doesn’t ask about it, but her family seems really curious.
Is it normal for Filipinos to ask what’s your occupation? Salary? Marital status? Relationship status? I honestly think this is low class and it’s a huge turn off. That being said, what I firmly believe is I am in a relationship with my significant other, only her; not with other people involved.
My mother speaks waray-waray and tagalog, and I’ve always wanted to be able to speak it. The times I had attempted as a kid, I got laughed at by my extended family and it pushed me away.
Now that I’m older it’s just left a hole in my heart, and I really want to be able to connect better as my cousins speak very minimal english.
I LOVE learning languages but it sucks as I’ve struggled with self-learning, and ultimately have only done well in academic settings with language courses.
Day 16 featuring an underrated member of the Xmen and another member of the Marvel Universe with a penchant for fire. #sunfire #xmen #marvel #asianamericanandpacificislanderheritagemonth
I just wanted to ask something that suddenly sparked my curiosity. I heard most Filipinos in the Philippines have it done. Is circumcision still commonly practiced in Filipino-American households? Do they usually do it at birth or during their teenage years? Or is it true that many people there don’t really practice it anymore? And how is that part of Filipino culture usually perceived by them and by others? I grew up pretty confused about it myself, but I never really bothered talking to my fam abt it so I’ve always been curious.
Forgive my poor Tagalog:
Paano sabihin yun “close your legs” sa Tagalog? Kasi, carefree ang asawa ko. Google says: “isara ang iyong mga binti “. Pero, no intendi siya. Americana / Filipina siay at magsalita Taglish mix kasama Ilocano.
Long story short: she and I have been married for two decades. I learned some Tagalog, but rarely speak it to her because she mixes English with Tagalog and Ilocano, plus short cuts (slang), so I can’t follow. She wears dresses a lot , but exposes herself. I’d like to tell her to close her legs in Tagalog so she won’t be embarrassed, because nobody will know what I’m saying.
Please help! Maraming salamat!
Some background about me first. I studied at a well known private school in Iloilo for elementary school, semi well known all boys catholic school in Quezon City for high school and DLSU for a year of college and then moved to the US to be with family and finished my bachelor’s degree in California. I am in my early thirties now. Most of my social circle are still living in the Philippines as adults, only a very few moved abroad.
Living in the US as a Filipino American adult, I started hanging out with Filipinos who moved here in the US through employment: physical therapists, nurses, teachers, HRM restaurant workers, titas (Filipinos who married their way into the Aya’s) etc…
In my whole life when I started hanging out with these people, this is where I started hearing stories about sendwave, being obligated to give money to parents bullshit, being obligated to pay tuition fees of siblings, being obligated to send Balikbayan boxes, “utang na loob” conversation with family, borrowing money from in order to fund a lechon for a barangay fiesta etc…
This whole conversation about Dani Barretto give money to parents, utang na loob controversies is not really about Filipino culture. I think this is more of a socioeconomic cultural issue. Most Filipinos (regardless of profession) in the US come from poor families in the Philippines. Poorer whites and other poorer minorities are also having these issues: parents leeching off their kids, adult siblings leeching off other adult siblings etc……
TIL learning Bisaya today.
In English we differentiate: live pig vs cooked pork. In Bisaya it's just "baboy" for both.
Probably because in Cebuano culture, baboy is so central to celebrations (lechon at every birthday, fiesta, christening) that the line between "animal" and "food" is basically the same conversation.
Same thing with karne (meat) — also from Spanish. Manok is chicken AND chicken meat. Isda is fish AND fish meat.
Anyone else find their language has these collapsed categories where English splits them?
Hello! I’m a Texas high school senior graduating next month, and recently I’ve become interested in studying for my BSN in the Philippines. Right now, I’m still trying to figure out where to start besides emailing universities directly. I’m aware that I already missed the enrollment period for the 2026–2027 academic year, so I would most likely be applying for the 2027–28 school year instead.
I currently have family living in Manila, so schools in Manila would probably be the most realistic and cost-efficient option for me. So far, I’ve emailed schools like De La Salle University, University of Santo Tomas, Far Eastern University, and UP Diliman, but I’d like to know if there are other schools I should be looking into, especially ones that are more familiar with accepting international students from the U.S.
While waiting for the next enrollment period, I’m planning to take a few community college classes in Texas to save money and to stay on track academically in case studying in the Philippines does not work out for me. As far as I know, most Philippine universities usually do not accept transfer credits from U.S. colleges, so I understand that there’s a high chance those classes would mainly serve as a backup plan rather than transfer over.
I have a few questions and would appreciate any advice:
1: What schools should I realistically be considering for BSN programs as an international student?
2: What does the application process usually look like for U.S. students?
3: Will taking community college classes affect whether I apply as a freshman or transfer student?
4: Do most universities require an entrance exam, or can SAT scores sometimes replace them?
5: Is there anything important I should know about nursing school or student life in the Philippines before applying?
Any advice or personal experiences would really help, because I’m not sure where to start. Thank you so much
Hi everyone! Wanted to share something i’ve been working on for the past ten days… I wrote an original story, posted a casting form, found my actors, choreographed dances to Yung Kai and Dabin, rehearsed four days straight, performed it Friday, and edited the whole week after. The show is called STARSCOUT and it is about an Asian American DJ who wakes up at 3AM to a UFO in his backyard and connects with the alien inside through dance before a galaxy patrol officer shows up and profiles the alien based on species stereotypes. I wrote that last part because I wanted to write something that puts culture on the forefront, especially since Asian Americans are still growing in the mainstream music industry. The show just went up on YouTube. I am really proud of it and I wanted to share it here because this community is the exact audience I made it for!
For a lot of us, this didn't come from nowhere. It was something we grew up around. Little comments at home.
Things said without thinking.
"Don't stay in the sun."
"You're getting dark."
"Mas maganda pag maputi."
Over time, it starts to feel normal. But it didn't start with us. Centuries of colonization shaped how beauty was defined, where lighter skin became tied to status, power, and privilege...and darker skin was associated with labor.
And those ideas didn't just disappear. They carried over.
Into media.
Into marketing.
Into the way we see ourselves.
But here's the truth, there was never anything wrong with OUR brown skin.
Today, people spend money trying to achieve the same tone we were once told to avoid. So maybe it's time to question where those standards came from and decide for ourselves what we value.
Not lighter.
Not darker.
Just ours.
Stay brown.
- Kampeon.co
Disgraceful…”More dead Filipinos”
Can I ask how can I find my sons family in California my sons father was died almost a ago and I’m struggling for my sons need specially he’s milk
curious if you have even met one born and raised with the accents, I am wondering how they are doing there personally
“Not Filipino Enough”
It’s not always said out loud, but a lot of us have felt it. You grow up in a different country, learning how to adapt, how to speak, act, and move in a way that fits the environment around you.
Over time, things shift.
The language becomes harder to speak. The culture feels distant. The connection isn’t always automatic.
Then you go to the Philippines and realize you don’t fully fit there either. You’re seen as American there.
Filipino here. And somewhere in between, you start questioning where you actually belong.
But the truth is, this didn’t just happen randomly. Generations of migration, assimilation, and survival shaped that experience. Many of our parents and grandparents had to focus on building a life, sometimes at the cost of passing everything down.
So if you feel discounted, it doesn’t mean you’re “less Filipino”. It means your version of being Filipino looks different. And that difference is part of the story too.
- Kampeon.co
Why do I have trouble understanding why Filipino people would send money back to pay for a condo? Is it common for 2 uncles and an aunt all to have condos in the same place and pressure you into one too that costs years and years to pay?? Doesn’t this type of thing lead to burn out???? Cause stress and pressure to work very hard for years? I feel like it’s coerced manipulation to ask someone to do this. If they feel shy to say no too! when an uncle will (mansplain) things like this to you.And you give in to the pressure and just pay for years. What’s the group’s experience with condos that sit unoccupied that you are paying for????? Does you family believe it’s their condo too???? Even if you slave long hours to pay for it and you are the only one whose name is on the property?
Hi! I need advices regarding my plan. I was born and raised in the Philippines and moved here in the U.S. when I was 12. My adjustment to the culture, people, and everything was really hard and long-process. I got so homesick but I bounced back from it. But now that I’m 16, I’ve grown to be getting used to it and appreciate what U.S has to offer. However, I’ve been having such a FOMO these past few months since I realized that highschool here is vastly different from the highschool in the PH in terms of how friendly the people are, the vibes, and the humor. Seeing my friends in the Philippines enjoying their teenage years a lot make me feel so behind and left out. My school life here isn’t so great. It’s just the same routine everyday. Wake up, go to school, sleep, and so on. I do have friends but they are mostly those superficial and surface-level, and I’m yearning to have a deep connection and also a real circle of friends. It’s taking such a huge emotional toll in my mental health and I’ve became so emotionally aware and drained with how my life would have been different if I was in the Philippines surrounded with so many uplifting and positive people. I just really want to heal myself, redeem my self-esteem and confidence overall by making a lot of real connections and friends and feel at home where I can be freely be myself, which I can’t seem to find here. I want to finish highschool there and study nursing there as well and come back here to work since I’m already a dual citizen so it would be faster than other non-US citizens. I want to continue my last 2 years of highschool in Cebu City (far from our hometown) since I feel like that would be where I can find what I really want but my mom wouldn’t allow me, saying I’m too young to be living in a city alone (we do have relatives there tho). That was really my first option. She gave me a second option which is to study to our province hometown, however, that doesn’t sit right to me since I want freedom and I don’t want it to be appearing such a downgrade. I want to listen to what my heart is telling me but my mom and aunts are advising me otherwise. I’m so stressed out in deciding what to do since I don’t think I can handle wasting my teenage life here and not having anyone in the future to lean on. I need advices please ASAP. Thank you.
