An Ilokano proverb says: Awan libég a di aglitnáw = There is no muddy waters that doesn't clear. May the floods wash away the muddy politicans who put profits over people and may we all find freedom from those who control our "freedoms". #ilokano #bisayan #hawaiian #pride

Part 2. If we're going to have these conversations, it's important to acknowledge the nuances so that it gives context to other topics. Say specifically who they sent and why. #ilokano #moolelo

Part 1. Because I know these things, it is why I will never call myself "Filipino". I am Ilokano/Bisayan with roots in the Philippines. Kiko pau. #sakadas #ilokano #immigrantroots

Maybe my eskrima will come in handy soon. I try to practice everyday in-between clients. #lapulapu #style #ilokano #kanakaoiwi #bisayan

#Ilokano lángit "sky, heaven"

< #Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC "sky"

Cf. #Hawaiian lani "sky, heaven; heavenly, spiritual; very high chief, majesty; royal, exalted, high born, aristocratic"

#eotd #etymology #wotd

I’m the least interesting member of a wonderfully diverse Anglo-Filipino-American family, now residing in the great blue Pacific Rim State of California, but with roots in Ilocos Norte, Hawai‘i, British Columbia, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and East London, among other places. #filipino #ilokano