The Tagalog word, "balikbayan," means to return home. Oftentimes, "balikbayan" refers to boxes sent or brought to family in the Philippines by Filipina/x/o Americans (FA). The "balikbayan," then, also refers to the person returning, which is an embodiment of relational accountability, social responsibility, and communal reciprocity. "Returning," however, cannot be removed from the legacy of colonialism and how Filipino-Americanism has created a fragmented identity. This paper, then, explores how we, as FA coauthors, complicate Filipino-American diasporic journeys by examining experiences that deepen our work as racially just and decolonial educators. Critical race hermeneutics and kuwentos methodologically act to be in control of our own counter-stories. Orientalism, (de)coloniality, and whiteness act to critique the boxes that confine identity as well as reimagine the possibilities of moving out of these boxes. In doing so, we theorize a more expansive diasporic notion of being and becoming "balikbayan."