Welcome back to Filipino Fridays! It's been a minute since the last episode and we have some announcements!
On this episode we are joined by Byron Cadano, a half-Filipino live-streamer who shares some wild stories on what is was like growing up "Filipino". He shares with us on: 

- Growing up with his Nanay and Tatay and how his dad became a major influence in learning about his Filipino identity
- Visiting his Dad's hometown in Tacloban - waaaayy up in the "Bukid" (Mountain)
- Immersing himself in the culture by living like one of the locals - plowing the rice fields, disrupting the "barangay" (village) and being treated like family despite being "the white kid"
- We talk about how mixed Filipinos get treated differently when they visit the Philippines, the take on being "overcharged" and having compassion for your own people.
- On being told to leverage his privilege as a white-passing half-Filipino and challenging that narrative
- The misconception about him as a "white dude" but embracing the humble, simple and carefree way of life found on the islands of the Philippines.
- Our struggle with Bisaya words getting lost in translation

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