October is Filipino American Heritage Month and as a proud hapa, I took it upon myself to really explore different Filipino-owned business. As a Filipino-American (my mom is Filipino and my dad is Irish-German), I looove learning about my culture and supporting my heritage. So I found new fashion brands, skincare companies, local restaurants, and even films (ok ok, I had to settle for Raya, the first SouthEast Asian disney princess, even though she’s not technically pinay).

So I wanted to share my compiled list with you guys. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve just wanted to learn more and more about my culture and feel more connected to my roots. I even started learning the language (my boyfriend’s mom is teaching us!). But without further ado, here is my compiled list of Filipino businesses and bloggers to support.

Filipino fashion brands

• Undo Clothing for minimal, cozy basics

• Anika for slow fashion, contemporary, feminine pieces

• Josanna Studios for heritage footwear handmade in Marikina, Philippines

• Baul for one-of-a-kind high fashion bags

• Munimuni for ethical shoes handcrafted in the Philipiines

• Susto the Label for contemporary minimal pieces

• Araw for contemporary, vintage pieces inspired by tropical vacations

Filipino skincare, beauty & miscellaneous businesses

• VMW Hypoallergics, skincare brand I’ve used personally and I’m loving their cleanser

• RRAW, organic skincare

• Sunnies Face, makeup featured on rose inc

• Cloud Cosmetics, minimalist clean skincare and make-up

• Sunday’s Beauty, luxury brand formulas and animal cruelty free

• Finn the Label, everyday essentials made with locally grown ingredients based from manila

• Akkulaph, plant-based and vegan products

• Tree Hugger’s Club, waste-less products

Filipino-inspired restaurants (local eats in Los Angeles)

• Spoon & Pork

• Wanderlust Creamery

• Lasa

• Petite Peso

• Hifi Kitchen

• Mix Mix Kitchen

• Sampa LA

• Ninong’s Pastries

• Cafe 86

• Kape Republik

• Umaga Coffee

*Some of these places just feature Filipino-inspired items and are not fully Filipino cuisine.

Filipino bloggers to follow

• Jeanne Grey, @thegreylayers

• Asia Jackson, @aasian

• Olivia Lopez, @oliviavlopez

• Michelle Carigma, @michellecarigma

• Coco Cuenco, @cococuenco

• Jordan Santos, @jordanrisa

• Dawn Tan, @dawn.tan

• Jill Wallace, @littleblackboots

• Anette, @anxtte

• Kairi Angeline, @comickairi

• Alicia Pettit, @aliciapettitt

• Jannel Varona, @streetstyleteller

• Corinth Suarez, @corinthsuarez

• Sara Tan, @saratan

• Kelsey Merritt, @kelseymerritt

• Shay Mitchell, @shaymitchell

• Christina Nadin, @christinanadin

Hope you enjoyed this list! I know FAHM is technically over, but if you are Filipino (or just love to learn more about the culture), pls use this list and refer back to it whenever <3 And if you have anything to add, feel free to drop it below in the comments. :)

xx,

s.