Blog 3: If You're From America, Why Are You Asian?

EXPLICIT CONTENT: LanguageWhether or not you’re also Asian, this will apply to you. Let’s dive into my experience fitting in as a Filipina American living in Spain.If you're in a similar situation, have questions, or would like to connect, you can find me on Instagram ⁠⁠@travelwithmiv⁠⁠.This episode is an audible version of my blog. Read along at ⁠⁠https://www.ciee.org/author/marissav⁠⁠.Ready to start your journey abroad with ⁠⁠CIEE⁠⁠? ⁠⁠Take $200 off your program fee using my referral link⁠⁠. Discount applies to all of CIEE's programs for Teaching English Abroad, in-person college and high school study abroad programs, and 150-hour TEFL Certification course.Additional Resources​Learn more about AAPI Month in America which is celebrated each May. I also encourage you to look up AAPI events and organizations local to you.​Read So You Want to Talk About Race by Seattle based author, Ijeoma Oluo. It’s a fairly easy (and humorous) read on DEI. Pssst… consider buying from your locally-owned bookstore!​Listen to this podcast episode of Korean Pizza Club, “Foreigner Life in Korea: ‘Are you Happy?’”. This covers experiences of three Americans living in Korea. Some of the themes like navigating the move abroad and finding community in a foreign place aligned to my experience in Spain.