Archive for November, 2010
Gratitude: Thanksgiving for abundance
26 November 2010 by LydiaIt’s been a rough week. A week full of overwhelm and being stuck. A week of feeling alone. It’s Thanksgiving and I’m not spending it with my family. I’ve been working on a blog post that just won’t come out. I’ve come across an energetic hurdle. I’m thankful for a hero blogger of mine,...
Second Generation Filipino-American Language Loss
11 November 2010 by LydiaThis article about language loss in Indonesia made me revisit this previously unpublished post on language loss among second generation Filipino-Americans. Both of my parents are Tagalog speakers and didn’t teach Tagalog to me or the sister born directly before me. We were both born in the States. My two oldest sisters who immigrated...
Day of the Dead: Collecting Bones
01 November 2010 by LydiaThe Day of the Dead is one of my favorite holidays. Celebrated the day after Halloween, it’s a time for communing with those who have passed on. In the Philippines, families head to the cemeteries and tend to the graves of loved ones. It’s not uncommon to spend the day there picnicking with the...