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Tag Archives: Philippines

Brilliance: Generations in the Making

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Dulce Zamora

My ancestors and I helped champion my daughters’ triumphs.

Posted in Blooms | Tagged Ancestors, Art, Artists, Careerwomen, Choices, Daughters, Dreams, EmotionalBaggage, Expat, Family, Family History, generations, Girls, Goals, Immigrant, Light, Love, Mom, Money, Opportunity, Parenting, Philippines, Poverty, sahm, SelfSacrifice, Singapore, Struggle, Success, USA, Women, Writer | Leave a comment

Buried Asian Trauma and Treasure

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Dulce Zamora

When we unearth the secrets, we can find real treasure. **AWARD WINNER**

Posted in Blooms | Tagged American, AsianAmerican, AsianLivesMatter, Asianwomen, Expatlife, FilipinaAmerican, ImmigrantLife, Love, Philippines, Singapore, stopAAPIhate, stopAsianhate, Trauma, Traveler, USA, Women | 1 Comment

Embracing Our Savage Side

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Dulce Zamora

Eating with our hands helped us rediscover our roots.

Posted in Blooms | Tagged America, China, civilized, Codeswitching, colonialism, Cooking, Culture, EatWithHands, Expat, Feast, Food, FoodIsLove, History, Immigrant, Kamayan, Korea, LGBTQ History, Manners, Philippines, Roots, Savage, Singapore, Squatting, Taiwan | 2 Comments

Halo-Halo, the Remix

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Dulce Zamora

History can be preserved in an icy treat.

Posted in Blooms, Uncategorized | Tagged colonialism, decolonized, dessert, Filipina, FilipinoAmerican, Food, FoodIsLove, halo-halo, History, Japan, kakigori, LoveConquersAll, Philippines, ShavedIce, Spain, USA, yummy | Leave a comment

Agony From Afar

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Dulce Zamora

Distance does not immune us from pain.

Posted in Blooms, Uncategorized | Tagged 2020, Asian American, California, Corazon Aquino, Covid-19, Disaster, Family, Hurricane, Long Distance, Louisiana, Love, MakeHumanityBetter, Mental Health, Pandemic, People Power, Philippines, Singapore, Social Distancing, Texas, US, Wildfires | Leave a comment

My Sweet Girl is 12

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Dulce Zamora

She’s ‘tween our family’s past and our future.

Posted in Blooms | Tagged America, American, Asian, AsianAmerican, BeautifulMess, BirthdayGirl, Expat, Filipina, FilipinoAmerican, Greta Thunberg, Immigrant, Middle School, Momlife, Parenting, Philippines, Singapore, StrengthinDifferences, Tween | Leave a comment

Guardian of the Family Galaxy

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Dulce Zamora

When my super-protective aunt died, I saw her strength in me.

Posted in Blooms | Tagged Adulting, American, Balikbayan, Beautiful Mess, Children, Death, Expat, Expatlife, Family, Filipina, Grief, immigrant life, Life Lessons, Loss, Love, Momlife, Motherhood, Parenthood, Parenting, Philippines, Superheroes, Superpower, Travel, Wanderlust, Women, women empowerment, Women’s Rights, Writer | Leave a comment

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