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A Tale of Two Tabos: What Assimilation Looks Like As a 2nd Generation Filipino-American
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A Tale of Two Tabos: What Assimilation Looks Like As a 2nd Generation Filipino-American

Growing up with immigrant parents can be one of the most interesting yet odd experiences. From my own life, my parents would weave in Tagalog with their English anytime there wasn’t an English word that translated well. The perfect, yet somewhat strange example, is the tabo. I’ve never had so much difficulty explaining something from the Philippines more than the tabo.

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