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Six Ways to Style Shells
On the Table
Jun 15
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Vanessa Shields
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Palengke Pride
a market experience worth providing
Jun 10
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Green Soybean Soup with Malunggay
What to include in a Filipino bento box
Jun 1
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Vanessa Shields
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May 2026
Polynesian-Inspired Camping
Thoughts on the long weekend ahead
May 18
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Baskets on the Table
How to connect plants with culture.
May 12
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Connected by Taro
In honor of Pacific Islander Heritage
May 4
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April 2026
Cooking Inspiration for Earth Month
I just returned from San Diego to honor my Lola’s life, who recently passed away at 97 years old.
Apr 27
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Sensuality and Style
An interview with ISLANDS collaborator, Steven Tachauer
Apr 20
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Vanessa Shields
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Steven Tachauer
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What’s led me to publish a zine
+ my nine past lives
Apr 13
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March 2026
6 ways my Filipino Identity shows up at home
My Filipino friend Anne shared that her mom tells her to bring a walis (broom) and uncooked rice as the things to move in first to a new home—the broom…
Mar 23
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Vanessa Shields
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Centering Rice
+ the need to go back to our roots
Mar 16
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The meaning of home
+ why moving is an emotional landmine
Mar 9
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