Introduction of an Asian who is Not A Ninja

What up, Steemit! Allow me to introduce myself: I'm Cori Dioquino and I'm a Filipino-American actor, writer, blogger and educator. I've been running my own blog for a few months now and my tech savvy, crypto-currency loving husband started telling me, "Hey! You like to write. You should post your stuff on Steemit and get paid for it!"

I was like, "Whaaaat? I'm an artist, I don't get paid for my work!" (It's funny 'cause it's true. . .)

So, I started looking into it and thought "This looks kind of interesting. Social Media that pays you? What the hell, what have I got to lose?"

You're probably wondering what it is that I write about on my blog or what it's even called.

My blog is called "I Am Not A Ninja" (Are there no underline or bold options on this thing . . ?)

In "Not A Ninja", I talk about the topics on which I am most famliar: Being Asian, being American, being an actor and being underrepresented in popular culture, particularly in film and television. Sounds boring right? But I promise my articles are sardonic and biting and (somewhat) funny. Here's another photo from our official promotional photoshoot to prove to you that we're funny:

I'd share with you the link, but since I'm on Steemit now, I'd rather you wait until I post articles on here - 'cause that's kind of the point, right?

Next, who is my crypto currency loving husband? This guy:

That's us in front of the Mannequin Pis in Brussels, Belgium. Oh, that's another thing you should probably know about me before you read more of my writing - I love to travel! Luckily, so does my husband. It's like we were made for each other.

But, seriously, traveling has always been a huge part of my life; that and food because I'm Filipino. For starters, I'm an immigrant and the first time I ever flew internationally was when I was about two years old. I've traveled a bit since immigrating at the age of four, however, most of my traveling has been done as an adult.

Being abroad helps me feel like less of an outsider; counterintuitive, I know. When you grow up an outsider in a foreign country, being stranded in airports and living in hostels with other international folk help you feel as if you stick out less than you usually do in your every day life. Even now, as a citizen of the U.S., a huge part of me still feels like an outsider, which is something else that I talk a lot about on my blog: Being a Third Culture Individual.

I'll write and share about traveling and the impact that it's had on me here. There are a lot of things I'm excited to share with the Steemit crowd. Who knows, maybe I'll be more addicted to this than Instagram.

I hope you find the things I write about fun and fascinating. Mostly, I just want to share, get feedback for my writing and content but also see what everyone else is up to now-a-days. There's so much talk about Steemit becoming a huge networking tool for film, t.v. and media entrepreneurs and I'm looking forward to learning more about how all of this works.

Thanks for stopping by! Feel free to share some love and I'll be sure to check out your Steemit profile as well!

Cori D. (with the Mona Lisa)