Angelino AF (Asian Flavor)
Not Just Surviving—Thriving in Two Cultures
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I just finished Devout by David Archuleta, and I can’t stop thinking about it. What struck me most isn’t just his story as an artist, but his story as a person trying to survive in a space where he felt he had to choose between faith, family, and identity. Growing up in a deeply religious…
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One thing I noticed when I first came to the United States is how casually people use the phrases “How are you?” and “I really appreciate it.” They’re everywhere—so common that they’ve almost lost their meaning. When someone first asked me, “How are you?” I took the question seriously. I would pause for a moment…
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I haven’t written in a while. Not because I had nothing to say, but because I had too much. Yesterday began as a lazy Saturday. Coffee. Quiet. The slow comfort of routine. Then I opened the news and felt that familiar jolt — the kind that turns an ordinary morning into something charged and restless.…
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2025 has been a year I don’t even have the right word to describe. Fires tore through various parts of LA at the start of the year, but I’m grateful that downtown remained untouched. Then came Donald Trump being sworn in as president, sweeping new tariffs under the administration, and ICE raids across Los Angeles…
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The book BLACK AF HISTORY The unwhitewashed history of America by Michael Harriot has taught me so much about American history from a different and eye-opening perspective. I’m not American. I wasn’t born and raised here, which is why I’ve been making an effort to truly understand the history of the country I live in.…
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I’m not a movie critic, but—just like you—I can tell when a film resonates with me. And Wicked resonated deeply. So why do I love Wicked? Part 1 made me fall in love with Elphaba. Cynthia Erivo is incredible. I actually didn’t realize she could sing; I first saw her in Harriet, where she was…
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So, today is my 45th birthday, and it’s my fifth time celebrating it here in Los Angeles. To be honest, I’m not always excited about birthdays—they bring up a lot of emotion for me. I’m so used to celebrating with my sister, whose birthday is just a day after mine. I always think of my…
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Last night, I joined the 2025 West Hollywood Halloween Parade — my first time ever participating in something like that! I’d never really done anything like it before, especially dressing up for Halloween. Growing up in the Philippines, Halloween wasn’t really a big deal—well, at least not back in my day. Of course, Filipinos love…
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I started running this year — well, technically, I began easing into it back in November 2024. I started with slow jogs on the treadmill, just 5 minutes at a time. Little by little, I worked my way up to 10 minutes, then 20, until eventually I was able to run a full 30 minutes…
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Last night, I went out to see Les Misérables at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. It was my second time watching a musical at that magnificent venue, and it never fails to impress. The show started at 8 PM, but I arrived two hours early so I could take a stroll along Hollywood Boulevard. The…
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