It's Fiesta Time!

For most of us Filipino expats, the month of May brings with it a wallop of nostalgia for our home country. It is after all the happiest time of year, when many town fiestas take place, flowers bloom in full splendor and the romance of summer vacations adds more heat to the already sweltering weather.

Positively Filipino celebrates this merry month with our kababayans everywhere with stories that connect us and bring us home, even if only virtually.

Here in the U.S., we remember Corregidor and also join the celebrations in honor of mothers, Asian American Pacific Islanders, senior citizens, the Marian month and mental health month.

It's going to be a whirlwind 31 days, so keep tuned to Positively Filipino on the web, on Facebook and on Twitter. Be sure to spread the word and tell your networks about us too.

Together, we will show the world what it means to be Positively Filipino.

Gemma Nemenzo

Tell Us Your Stories

We invite kababayan readers from all over the world to send vignettes that capture a revealing part of their experience as expatriates. Tell us about wondrous moments, embarrassing situations, funny episodes, sad anecdotes, magical discoveries-- anything that brought home for you the reality that you're not in the homeland anymore. Don't hold back. Write it in 500 words or less, or document it on video (not more than five minutes).

Send it to submissions@positivelyfilipino.com.

(The editors reserve the right to choose which contributions will be posted.)