Both Mexico and the Philippines were colonized by Spain in 1521 and became one nation under Spanish rule for several hundred years.

Today, you can quite literally taste this shared history through the food. So during my visit to Mexico City, I booked a food tour with Eat Mexico and ate everything I could get my hands on.

Life happens!

Just when I thought I would start doing these YouTube Lives every Thursday, I unexpectedly get swept up in circumstances completely out of my control.

For the first time in Hollywood’s history, Filipinos and BIPOC Creatives are telling their stories and garnering the recognition they have always deserved.

What many don’t realize is that Filipinos have been in the entertainment industry for a long time.

Before the Spanish colonized the Philippines in 1521, the people of the Islands had their own beautiful writing system known as BAYBAYIN.

Today, Filipinos are rediscovering this "dead" script with stunning artistic expressions.

There’s a beautiful German metaphor called the “Paradiesvogel” translated as the “Bird of Paradise.” This colorful bird isn’t afraid to show its true colors. The “Paradiesvogel” metaphor is my Filipina Mom to a T.

Today, I share with you an interview I did with my mother when we met up at the Philippine Independence Day Celebration held in Phoenix, Arizona.