[pride.]

Many of you can agree that pride is synonymous with Filipino culture. You go to back to the homeland and ask someone where they're from they immediately say "Pampanga, Bagiuo, Cebu.."

And now that carries on right here in the states. You see facebook groups and instant messenger screen names blasting titles ranging from "Pinoy Pride" to "fly...cutie...pnai..huni... xoxo" and so forth.

But all joking aside, you must ask yourself: What exactly should we be proud of? Is my Tita's siomai? Is it your dance troupe? Is it Manny Pacuqiao? Is it the passion our ancestors possessed to resist colonial rule? What are we as Filipinos supposed to be proud of?

We're not asking to just be proud of your heritage. We're asking you to define what you should be proud of and why.

A great way to start is this weekend...Right here we have over 90 member schools ranging from New England to the Commonwealth of Virginia. District roll calls left and right. Speakers hailing from both coasts.

Here, pride is synonymous for home. Where you come from. Your roots. Your past. What you represent.

Now, home isn't necessarily where your district is, your school....America or the even the Philippines.

Home... is wherever your heart is.

So take a step back. Look to your schools, your respective communities and the motherland. Listen to them. Learn from them.

Be proud guys. Show 'em what you got.
-Matt

[dance dance revolutionaries.]

this gave me goosebumps.