hello, worl-- err.. FEDIVERSE! my first day!

2‑ish months ago, i was contemplating how much i do and DON’T know about cyber security, web dev, devops, etc. those thoughts led to a severe reality‑check / mid‑life‑crisis 😅 so i began a one‑man cyber‑crusade to reclaim my digital privacy, security, freedom and sovereignty, and how one protects and maintains all. along my travels mid‑february, et voila the fediverse! w00t w00t!

#Introduction #NewHere #Filipino #FilipinoAmerican #FilAm #NYC

Jessica Sanchez set to stage Manila concert

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://news.bomboradyo.com/jessica-sanchez-set-to-stage-manila-concert/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jessica-sanchez-set-to-stage-manila-concert

#AAPI #GangViolence

A possible target at the #MassShooting in #Stockton was a #FilipinoAmerican #rapper known as #Mbnel who is reportedly a member of the #MuddyBoys, an #AsianAmerican gang that's also affiliated with the #FlyBoyCrips (presumably a black) gang which both operate in Stockton.

I guess this answers the question: Why are so many rappers the target of assassination??? 🤔

But to carry out a hit at a gangster rapper's child's b-day party & killing children instead of the intended target is still beyond the pale. 🤦‍♂️

https://allhiphop.com/news/rapper-mbnel-was-target-of-childrens-birthday-party-massacre/

https://www.facebook.com/USnewschannel2/posts/rapper-mbnel-was-present-at-a-childs-birthday-party-in-stockton-ca-during-a-shoo/122162962868763735/

I realized recently that when I think of my art projects as "doodles" instead of Projects™️, the perceived stakes go down and mistakes are suddenly tolerable, acceptable even, and I can keep going enough to finish the "doodle"

Now I have a whole *portfolio* of "mistake-riddled doodles"

And also the unhinged audacity to think I can expand that into a mistake-riddled career

Anyway heres todays doodle-in-progress, details in alt 🌾

#womenartists #philippines #filipinoamerican #filipinoartists

New Substack! 😎📔⁠
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The Zoot Suit: A Marker of Men's Self-Expression ⁠
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https://maskulinitypod.substack.com/p/the-zoot-suit-a-marker-of-mens-self?r=5jv6zj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
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#fashionisresistance #masculinity #mensfashion #blackdandyism #dandyism #fashion #menswear
#suit #suits #tailoredstyle #tailoredclothes #blackmen #latino #mexicanamerican #filipinoamerican #zootsuit #drapesuit #zootsuitriots #tsotsi #gaga #sapeurs #blackmasculinity #podcast #manhood #masculinitypodcast

We came to the US when I was less than a year old. When I was about 6, I came to the wise conclusion that we were in America now and thus had to be "Americans". This was in an age where assimilation into the melting pot (vs. adding additional flavor to the salad) was the norm. So I proudly told my parents about this seismic shift in my diet.

At a Filipino party that weekend, my dad called for me to tell his kababayans (fellow countrymen) the thing I had told him earlier that week. With all eyes on me, I proudly proclaimed, "We're in America now - I'm not eating rice anymore!" The room exploded in laughter and I walked out confused.

That swearing off of rice didn't last long, maybe a couple of days. And as I've gotten older, I've realized that Filipino food - including rice - is an important way for me to stay connected to my roots, and I encourage the younger generations in my family - even as they enjoy food from around the world - to stay connected via our food.

When I'm traveling for days and weeks at a time, I'll regularly seek out a Chinese or Thai restaurant to get some rice. Eat Meditate Live recently spoke about homesick foods. For me, it's rice.

Lately, I've been trying to eat better and have cut down my rice consumption. In the Philippines, rice is served with every meal - breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In a Filipino home, there is always cooked rice - either in the rice cooker or in the fridge waiting to be microwaved.

It's quite a shift in mindset to sit down for dinner with a nice piece of salmon or steak and not have rice filling a third or half of the plate. It just feels wrong but I'm getting used to it. As this article suggests, it's often 25% of my plate. And sometimes I skip it altogether. I'm not giving it up again though, it's just too good.

#Philippines #FilipinoFood #FilipinoAmerican #Immigrant #Immigrantlife

https://med.stanford.edu/nourish-project/education/filipino-health/filipino-health-education/why-do-filipinos-have-high-rates-of-diabetes-.html

Filipina-Led Reality Show ‘Manila Matriarchs’ Confirms Cast, Includes Singer-Actress Karylle Tatlonghari-Yuzon
#News #BreakingNews #FilipinoAmerican #JCreativeEntertainment #ManilaMatriarchs

https://deadline.com/2024/08/philippines-manila-matriarchs-cast-karylle-tatlonghari-yuzon-1236041099/

#FilipinoAmerican Chelsea Manalo became the 1st #BlackWoman to be crowned #MissUniversePhilippines.

Born to a #Filipino mother & #AfricanAmerican father, her win was celebrated on SM as helping to “shatter” traditional #BeautyIdeals long held in the country.

Manalo’s win is part of a wider conversation about #diversifying notions of beauty in the #Philippines, a country where certain #WesternIdeals have long persisted, shaped in part by the country’s #colonial past.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/05/24/style/chelsea-manalo-miss-universe-philippines-intl-hnk