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Melting Pot Culture: Filipino American History Month

October 22, 2020
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There’s Lola, my grandmother, with my brother and her anthirium.  It’s Christmas in Naples, Florida, 1988.  I know I’ve been into the retro photos lately, as my aunt has passed them on.  But upon seeing the anthirium plant, I couldn’t help but post again.  I have an anthirium in my home right now and also…

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Flowers for the Ancestors

October 2, 2020
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??❤️ This bouquet influenced my latest adoption of an anthirium houseplant for my home. My uncle, Tito Ding, brought these flowers to a family grave on Valentine’s Day while visiting our ancestors at Loyola Memorial Park and Manila Memorial Park in ?Metro Manila, Philippines. ??? Here is an homage to these ancestors. You’ll also see…

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