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“‘ I can’t help but think: it’s so easy for them, and so hard for us.’”

“We give so that we can feed our loved ones while having just enough to survive ourselves. In the hopes of being accepted, of contributing enough to be seen, Filipinos are taught to surrender their bodies to work, to giving, teaching, caring. Our total surrender in exchange for mere tolerance, so that America may feel secure enough to be free”