# @breyeschow on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx4qixfu2P-
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/9626869-breyeschow-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-10-02T05:55:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bruce Reyes-Chow (@breyeschow) — https://gondola.cc/breyeschow

## Caption

From my conversation with @KevinNadal, current president of  @FANHS_National and all-around wonderful human. 

Listen to the entire episode as we kick off #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth on @BRCandFriends. Follow the links to find us at all the places you do your podcast thing!

"I  think everyone who is Filipino identifies as Filipino is always Filipino enough. I don't think there's like ever like a right way that you are to be Filipino. There is no wrong way to be Filipino. There are so many complex and beautiful ways that people can be Filipino. You know, it reminds me of something that uncle Fred Cordova used to say, and he used to say it a lot. And that was, that if you have one drop of bagoong, you're Filipino. 

I've always loved that because I think one, it's very inclusive, especially for mixed race people, multiracial people who may have been told their entire lives they weren't Filipino enough or Asian enough or whatever it is enough. But, but two, I think it really just goes to show that, that when we have like these, these biases of what it means to be Filipino or, you know, who's included, who's not included that it's an intentionality, right? 

We can choose to be exclusive and say that someone's not Filipino enough, or we can choose to be inclusive and to make people feel good and make people feel wanted and included and learn that, you know, we don't have to be that person who either discriminates or, even like just subtly microaggressives against others.

We don't have to do that. We can be someone who's going to be all inclusive."

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#FAHM #FAHM2023 #Filipino #Filipina #Filipinx #FANHS #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth #FilAm #FilipinoAmerican #DawnMabalonIsInTheHeart

## Stats

- **Views:** 480
- **Likes:** 24
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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bruce Reyes-Chow | @breyeschow | https://gondola.cc/breyeschow | Writer/Author |

## Tags

filipinx, filipino, fanhs, fahm, fahm2023, filam, dawnmabalonisintheheart, filipinoamericanhistorymonth, filipina, filipinoamerican

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