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In the midst of this pandemic, I am forced to reckon even more deeply with these hard realities as I hear the stories of so many Filipinos – my kababayan, my own pamilya, and my mga kaibigan – who are risking their lives at the very front lines of this crisis to give care.
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Throughout this week, we've been celebrating Mother's Day by listening to our community and honouring their stories. We did this by asking 12 Pina/xys to write a letter for their Nanays or a Nanay in their lives. We present to you - Sulat Kay Nanay.
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As the holiday season fast approaches for the rest of the world, I'm happy to bring you a round-up of some of Toronto based Pinay-owned businesses that you can support while crossing off that gift list!
In the face of colonial forces that seek to keep Filipina women down, this Pinay Collection is a powerful and necessary act of defiance. For so long the narratives of Filipina/xs have been shaped by people other than us. Our colonizers and other oppressive forces have rendered us quiet, submissive, subservient, and inferior. All the things that I – and many of the Filipina/xs in my life – are not.
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