May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and for today's post I share about a large part of my identity: growing up Filipina American. This post was inspired by a YouTube channel I recently discovered, Vagabond Youth. She posted her video growing up as a Korean American and created a "Growing Up Asian American" Tag with set questions. It spoke so much to where I am now trying to bring the Asian part of my identity out from hibernation.

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The first time I saw the #HopefulFor tag was on Sheryl Sandberg's Instagram. This inspired me to reflect what I'm hopeful for this year. I realized that there is a lot I'm hopeful for, and while this list may seem ambitious I hope to add to the archives of hopes and dreams for the future.

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Whenever someone calls me out for being Asian, I immediately get defensive and say, “I’m not THAT Asian.” What does that mean? Is there a spectrum of Asian-ness? Why do I say that? Today, we’ll have a chat about identity by unpacking this thought process in hopes of further embracing the Asian-American intersection.

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There’s a lot of buzz in all industries about “what to do with Millenials”, “how to manage Millenials”, “what industries Millenials are destroying” and as a Millenial (circa late 1980's) it's frustrating to constantly hear the negative attitude other generations have on us. If you’re curious what’s so great about Millenials, today I’ve got 5 to share.

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I think a lot about the transformations that I’ve had in my 20’s. I go back and forth as to whether the beliefs I have now would have come to fruition on their own, but I don’t think they would have with the same level of passion. So as much as the trials and tribulations were difficult, without them I wouldn’t have known my own strength and potential. In today’s post, I share 28 things I would tell my younger self going through these tough times and uncertainty.

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