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#LumberjackSpotlight What #AAPIMonth means to Gwyneth ⁠ 📍First-gen ⁠ 🇵🇭 Filipina⁠ 🎓 NAU alumna⁠, Class of 2023⁠ ⁠ ⁠"Being an Asian-American means embracing my culture and taking pride in where I come from. I was born in the Philippines and my family and I migrated to the US when I was only 3 years old.⁠ ⁠ 👩‍🍳 I celebrate AAPI month by learning to cook a new Filipino recipe. I love to cook Filipino dishes at home, it definitely makes up for when I start to feel homesick.⁠ I have a lot of favorites, but I enjoy cooking Pancit, Pinakbet and Lechon Kawali.⁠ ⁠ 🍚 My favorite tradition from my culture has got to be boodle fights.⁠ It’s comprised of a central mound of food — typically consisting of white rice, a variety of viands (meat or seafood) fruits and vegetables piled on banana leaves to share.⁠ ⁠ 💓 People can be better allies to the AAPI communities by simply learning about the history of Anti-AAPI racism.⁠ ⁠ Examine and eliminate any biases and misconceptions you may have, inc...

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