These Filipino Parents Once Hid Their Culture To Fit In. Now They’re Helping Their Kids Embrace It

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Original Load Date June 10, 2026, 9 a.m.
Last Updated June 10, 2026, 9 a.m.
Original URL https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/10/these-filipino-parents-once-hid-their-culture-to-fit-in-now-theyre-helping-their-kids-embrace-it/

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ALBANY PARK — After Neil Paule’s daughter was born four years ago, he wanted to brush up on his Tagalog to help teach her the language of his parents and other relatives. While Paule grew up in a Filipino household where Tagalog was spoken, his conversational skills had waned as he got older. “I u...