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Sundays with’suman’ and ‘latik’

The pots clanged over the warm electric stove. The plates were set on the dining table. The TV played a…

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Christmas is not for everyone. It is not for the incomplete. I have known this since I was 7 years…

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There is a certain chokehold only “balikbayan” boxes have on me—a grip that starts the moment Mama calls and says,…

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I have been asked several times if I miss my life in the Philippines. I am an overseas Filipino worker…

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The sound of airplanes, the LED screen showing departure and arrival times, the way to the airport—I am very familiar…