1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In this episode of Yellow Glitter podcast, we're joined by Mike Talplacido. Mike Talplacido is a queer Filipino-American artist based in North Carolina. He is the author of Kiss My Mike, a memoir detailing his life as a gay Filipino immigrant navigating self-discovery and acceptance in America. In this episode, we chat about: Acceptance and what it means to be gay in an immigrant household Unlearning the colonized mindset and the pressure to assimilate as an Filipino-American Navigating family and writing your own story of self-love Radical acceptance and unconditional love of your entire personhood&amp;nbsp; You can find our guest at: Website: kissmymike.com Instagram:&amp;nbsp;@kissmymike_official Facebook: @kissmymike TikTok: @kissmymike YouTube:&amp;nbsp;@KissMyMike_Official You can follow me at: Instagram:&amp;nbsp;@stevenwakabayashi YouTube:&amp;nbsp;@stevenwakabayashi Subscribe to my weekly newsletter:&amp;nbsp;yellowglitterpodcast.substack.com&amp;nbsp; Visit our website&amp;nbsp;yellowglitterpodcast.com Yellow Glitter https://yellowglitterpodcast.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/34255855/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/182227920