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Sep 16, 20197 min read
Where I Was Destined to Be
I was born in 1994 in Lucena, a city situated in the province of Quezon, Philippines...My family was poor, but despite our losses...
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Sep 12, 20195 min read
A Deep Breath
That’s when she married my stepfather who served in the US Military. Because of his job, we moved to the US...
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Sep 11, 20197 min read
A Sigh of Relief
They raised me in one of the fiercest neighborhoods in Lagos where petty thieves and prospective armed robbers were groomed...
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Sep 6, 20197 min read
What Is Praiseworthy
For the first few years of my life, all my immediate family lived in a low-income, one-roomed apartment in the city within a close-knit...
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Aug 20, 20197 min read
How to Break the Shackles
I was expected to labor for the rest of my days and help support my family like every other child in my village. I was not supposed to be...
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Aug 17, 20198 min read
A Long Walk from Yesterday
In fact, I was 16th in the rankings, including my father’s children from his two older wives, who each had six children before...
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Aug 5, 20198 min read
My Dreams Made a Difference
Through all these years, I’ve gathered wisdom from a deep well of experiences and had opportunities to chase my dreams again and again...
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Aug 2, 20198 min read
Strength in the Journey
My parents were both originally from the northern region of Vietnam but fled south to escape communist rule...
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May 15, 20197 min read
Breaking Free
As a little girl, I observed the life of my mother and vowed to be different. Better. More intentional. I promised myself that I would...
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Mar 18, 20197 min read
A Hundred Years, a Million Memories
At 100 years old, I’ve roamed the earth longer than many. I watched the Prohibition, Elvis Presley, and over a dozen presidents come and...
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Dec 10, 20189 min read
Each and Every Journey
My parents—my father especially—were very liberal for the society in which we lived. A retired army officer, my father was well-educated...
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Dec 8, 20187 min read
Tilling a New Path
My mother took the highway and never looked back, not even at me! My father was left to care for me alone and since he lacked childcare...
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Nov 29, 20187 min read
Seeking the Light
My parents were not rich, but we had enough to go around. My dad was a businessman, and my mom taught at a primary school. In the absence...
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Nov 14, 20187 min read
A Climbing Spirit
“I’m kicking you out. Come get your stuff.”
I was 16 when I read this devastating text from my stepfather. No money. No job. And now ...
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Nov 7, 20187 min read
Worth It All
Growing up I was an extremely naughty kid who loved to mess with people. Most of the time, it was all in good fun, but I remember one...
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Nov 4, 20187 min read
In My Wildest Dreams
In 1999, my parents faced some financial struggles, so Grammy and Grandpa opened the door to us. It was just like the weekends we...
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Nov 1, 20186 min read
Tumbling into Joy
I was born on August 18, 1988 to a timid mother and a drug-addicted father. My father was in the picture for the first six months of...
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Oct 31, 20187 min read
Life as We Know It
My mother used to say that struggle is a person’s middle name. People are always struggling, if not physically then for sure mentally...
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Oct 30, 20186 min read
Tackling Happiness
As a boy, I was enamored by my father’s sharp business suits and his title of a lawyer. While I looked up to him, I did so at a distance...
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Oct 17, 20187 min read
The Way We Conquer
These were the questions of a nine-year-old boy, the eldest child in the home, unaware of the coming hardships he might have to face...
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