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29 Reasons To Love Being A Filipino-American

Happy Filipino-American Heritage Month, kabayan!

1. Your family is constantly growing.

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And introducing your friends to all your Tita Honeys and Tito Boys is always fun.

2. The day you learn to cook your mom's adobo will be the proudest day of your life.

The secret is cutting the chicken up in random pieces.

3. Filipinos have the best sense of humor.

4. Pancit is your comfort food.

5. Everyone you know runs on Filipino time.

6. Wowowee was the greatest game show ever.

7. Tapsilog beats a pancake breakfast any day.

8. Fil-Ams are go-getters.

9. This guy is your personal hero.

10. Life would be boring without Filipino nicknames.

11. No matter where you are in the world, if you meet a kabayan they will treat you like pamilya.

12. You were raised proud and resilient.

13. A trip to the Filipino food store is your favorite errand.

There's a restaurant inside the store.

14. You know the importance of family.

And you would never forget to mano your lola.

15. HALO-HALO.

Mix that baby UP.

16. You can probably play a stirring rendition of "Für Elise."

17. You have friends who can dance the hell out of any professional crew.

Actually, they probably have their own professional crew.

18. And you keep in touch with your heritage through dance, too.

You can impress your non-Filipino friends with tinikling or pandanggo sa ilaw any time.

19. If you got the chance to go home to the Philippines, it was a life-changing experience.

How can any place be so beautiful?

20. Ain't no party like a Filipino party.

21. You know the magic of patis.

22. You learned the importance of cleanliness at an early age.

23. Because when it comes to karaoke, you have no shame.

You can belt it out with the best.

24. There's nothing like a Filipino Christmas.

Did you see the 40-piece nativity scene out on the front lawn?

25. A low-carb diet has always, and will always, sound totally bonkers to you.

26. You parents were always taking photos of you, so you mastered posing way before social media.

27. Filipinos are physically incapable of gathering without making an incredible feast.

28. You know the cure for any ail.

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BICKS.

29. You're proud to be a part of one of the most vibrant communities in the world.