Filipino Culture
This traditional Filipino greeting involves taking an elder's hand and pressing it to your forehead.
Mano Po !
This Japanese dish is Vinegared rice often paired with fish.
Sushi!
This country is made up of over 7,000 Islands in Southeast Asia
Philippines!
This month is celebrated in the U.S to honor Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage.
AAPI HERITAGE MONTH (May)
This green drink became a "main character aesthetic" symbol often shown in cafe photos and Tiktoks.
Matcha
This is the national dance of the Philippines (hint: PHHS performed this dance last year)
Tinikling! shame on you if you got this wrong lol
This Filipino dish is a sour soup often made with pork or shrimp
Sinigang!
This is the largest island in Japan and home in Tokyo
This war led to the U.S gaining control of the Philippines in 1898.
This popular tactical FPS game is often used in "I'm locked in/ gaming aesthetic" edits and streaming clips.
Valorant
This Filipino coming-of-age celebration, traditionally marking a young woman's 18th birthday, often includes a formal program with 18 roses and 18 candles and is sometimes styled with highly curated "aesthetic photoshoots on social media
This Korean dish is fermented spicy cabbage
This ocean borders many AAPI countries including the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia.
Pacific Ocean
Many early Filipino immigrants worked in this industry in California
Agriculture/Farming
This British-Filipino artist signed to Dirty Hit blends bedroom pop and alternative rock, gaining popularity from tracks like "She Plays Bass" and "Glue Song"
This is the main language spoken in the Philippines alongside English.
Tagalog!!
This Chinese dish uses thin sheets of dough filled with meat or vegetables.
Dumplings!
This island nation is located south of India and is known for tea production and ancient Buddhist sites.
Chinese Exclusion Act
This Filipino-American singer and producer, formerly part of the band Chonny Moon, is known for blending R&B, soul, and indie pop, with songs like "In My Room" gaining viral popularity.
This Filipino value emphasizes close family ties and loyalty
Kapwa
This Filipino dessert is made with shaved ice, milk, and sweet toppings.
Halo-Halo!!
The large island region of Indonesia is known for its beaches, temples, and tourism, and is one of the most well-known islands in Southeast Asia.
Bali!
This term describes people leaving their home country to live elsewhere
Before achieving global pop superstardom, this Filipino-American artist worked extensively as a song writer and producer in Los Angeles, contributing to tracks for other artists and developing a genre-blending sound influenced by soul, funk, and reggae before debuting under his stage name in 2010.
Bruno freaking Mars