111: "You're gonna be a part of that person's life for the rest of your life. Why wouldn't you love them?" Centering family, passing down Filipino culture, & the blended family experience w/ Aunties Jen & Marie
Nani’s family presence on TFAW Project continues to expand!
Marie Leanio (EO96) returns for her second interview, this time alongside Nani’s Auntie Jen. Jen & Marie have built a strong bond over the last 20 years through an ex-husband they both share in common: Nani’s uncle.
In today’s episode, they share how they’ve broken the stigma on entering into relationships with people who have kids, how they’re kids’ tight bond has created the foundation & glue for theirs, & how they’ve prioritized their roles as mothers to create an unbreakable, blended family experience/legacy that’s sustained decades.
They also discuss how, through assimilation, they see our Filipino culture being lost from generation to generation & the nuanced ways they’ve been able to instill it in their kids without having access to formal, traditional education resources.
As the world starts to “return to normal”, aunties Jen & Marie reflect on how the pandemic changed their lives by reminding them the joy that comes in doing simple things like crafting & cooking, & wonder how they’ll continue to incorporate these into post-covid life going forward.
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RECOGNITION: In December 2020 and December 2021, we received an Honorable Mention at the Asian American Podcaster's Golden Crane Podcast Awards. August 2020, Jen Amos participated as a speaker on behalf of TFAW Project for PodFest Global, which now holds the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for Largest Attendance for a Virtual Podcasting Conference in One Week. May 2020, we were recognized as “Amplifying Asian Women Voices” on Spotify during AAPI Heritage Month.
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