I am a first-generation Filipina-American and I’m sure you and I have a lot in common (insert item here). If we weren’t being asked “where are you from?” and “what are you?” we were eating rice every meal and wondering why our classmates didn’t, or we were saying Tagalog words and not realizing that other people don’t know what we mean!

Now that I and my generation are grown and contributing to our society in other ways, I realize how important and how wonderful my heritage is. I’m glad and proud to be a Filipina-American in business through my web development company 10K Webdesign; as well as through business blogging at A Successful Woman.

As a minority in so many ways, I feel like I have a responsibility as well as an honor to occupy that niche. Who else is with me? Are you a Filipina-American businesswoman? Connect with me and let’s see what we can do to educate, empower, and inform ourselves.

Warmly,

Monica S. Flores

Filipinas never cease to amaze. They amaze with their talent. They amaze with their style.

As proof of their exceptional ability three Pinay authors have done the country proud by making it to the bestseller list of Kinokuniya Bookstore in Singapore: Noelle Chua at number 2, Maya Calica at number 3 and Tara Sering at number 5.

These three savvy, cosmopolitan and bestselling Filipina novelists were likewise handpicked by International Publisher Marshall Cavendish to launch the first “Asian Chic” Lit books. Asian Chic is about Asian women set within the panorama of Asian locales and takes a lingering look at their distinctly Asian lives. And it’s absolutely thrilling that this new literary genre is spearheaded by Filipinas.

The chick lit hits that were recently launched under the Asian Chic banner are “Undercover Tai Tai” by Maya Calica, “Amazing Grace” by Tara FT Sering, and “Mrs Mismarriage” by Noelle Chua.

Filipina novelists top Singapore bestseller list