Nov 25, 2024 13:37
1. Why can't you be like Lea Salonga?
2. La Sampaguita
3. National Treasure
4. Never tries to be Spanish
5. A True Pinay that understands the PI
6. and what it means to be Filipino
7. She made it big not just in the PI
8. But in the US and WorldSwide
9. An International Star beloved by millions
10. if not a billion+
11. Don't look at someone like me
12. Concepcion is not just Spanish
13. but Celtic
14. depending on how you pronounce it
15. but my Lola Sally is a Catacutan
16. which is Pinoy like Magkasagiyan
17. Our US Folk Hero is Carlos Bulosan
18. A true Fil-Am
19. who never tried to be Mexican
20. I have relatives in Mexico... especially blancos
21. Not only do I speak Spanish
22. but bisaya, visayan, and working tagalog
23. and my American tongue is forked
~emma concepcion
la sampaguita