[ TFAW Project ] Celebrating Women In Filipino American History Month

Expressing Thanks and Gratitude

Have you ever loved something more than it hurts you?

Since middle school, I have battled against being a self-loathing Filipino American woman. Within my own community, I grew up with traumatic experiences of my father’s sudden disappearance, bullying, emotional and financial abuse, and child molestation. 

Today, I still fa…