When humans lead with their hearts and intentionally create something meaningful for a good cause, I’ll always be here for it. 🫶🏼 Congratulations @xdeguz on the release of your first book!! Thank you for sharing a sweet slice of your family’s cultural traditions with us. 🥭 And what a beautiful tribute to your dear friend Nathan (R.I.P. 🕊️) that you’re donating a portion of your book sales to @playon2013 — a charity created to help continue and support neurological research in brain aneurysm detection and prevention. Pick up your copy of @PeeledFruitBook w/ the most charming illustrations by @cocovanillaroad, TODAY! #AsianAF #FriendsSupportingFriends #PeeledFruitBook #GiveBack #FilipinoCulture #Mango #ForTheLoveOfBooks #LivingInLove
Hey #Toronto ! We have hardcover books! Who wants to buy! Please tag a friend & give this post a share 🤎 🥭! #PeeledFruit #PeeledFruitBook
🤎🤎🤎 Reposted from @perfectlypinay look what came in the mail for me!😍 i’ve been sooo excited to get my copy of @peeledfruitbook since i pre-ordered awhile back! be on the lookout for my read-aloud event for the Bay Area community 👀 #PerfectlyPinay #PeeledFruitBook #filipino #filipinx #filipinoowned #pinay #filipinopride
look what came in the mail for me!😍 i’ve been sooo excited to get my copy of @peeledfruitbook since i pre-ordered awhile back! be on the lookout for my read-aloud event for the Bay Area community 👀 #PerfectlyPinay #PeeledFruitBook #filipino #filipinx #filipinoowned #pinay #filipinopride
@xdeguz @peeledfruitbook Actor | Screenwriter | Producer | Muay Thai Fighter | Charity Founder | Author | Content Creator I was born in Toronto, Canada. I fought Muay Thai internationally representing Team Canada and I was a former champion in the lightweight division in 2008 and 2009. To where I branched off into acting and had my first speaking role in 2009. This year I'm currently in Vancouver, coming off of the Emmy nominated Netflix limited series, Maid, and Steven Spielberg produced comedy Easter Sunday. I have been on shows like: ABC’s Take Two, Designated Survivor, and CW’s The 100. But it was my time off from film sets that I decided to explore a memory that I hold dearly, my mother peeling fruit for me as a child. Growing up Filipino with immigrant parents, I have had a hard time identifying what it was to be categorized as Asian, considering I didn’t really identify with the more popular Chinese, Japanese, or even Korean cultures that had more prevalent communities in the city. Then entering the world of entertainment as an actor back in 2009, when diversity on screen was still a foreign Hollywood concept, getting cast as an Asian was not in the cards, which then made the connection to being Asian even more distant. It wasn’t until I took some time away from acting that ... continue reading this @ www.hbsblog.ca (profile link) . . . #toronto #canada #producer #actor #xavideguzman #founder #peeledfruitbook #creator #screenwriter #movie #podcast #filipino #immigrantparents #asianculture #muaythai #diversity