# @nauflagstaff on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs4J5_asWqn
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/13223235-nauflagstaff-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-05-30T18:30:54.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Northern Arizona University (@nauflagstaff) — https://gondola.cc/nauflagstaff

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#LumberjackSpotlight What #AAPIMonth means to Gwyneth ⁠
📍First-gen ⁠
🇵🇭 Filipina⁠
🎓 NAU alumna⁠, Class of 2023⁠
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⁠"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.⁠
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👩‍🍳 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.⁠
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🍚 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.⁠
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💓 People can be better allies to the AAPI communities by simply learning about the history of Anti-AAPI racism.⁠
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Examine and eliminate any biases and misconceptions you may have, including the Model Minority Myth.⁠
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Lastly, show compassion and sympathy to your AAPI loved ones, friends, neighbors, and coworkers."⁠
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#MyNAUView #AsianAmericanandPacificIslander #AAPIMonth #AAPI #Filipina #Filipino #NorthernArizonaUniversity #NAULumberjacks #FacesofNAU #StudentsofNAU #CulturalCelebrations #Culture ⁠

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northernarizonauniversity, aapimonth, facesofnau, aapi, mynauview, culturalcelebrations, culture, asianamericanandpacificislander, filipina, studentsofnau, lumberjackspotlight, naulumberjacks, filipino

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