An unspoken reality exists for an American-born citizen of Filipino descent. When she enters a random eatery, a store, or her church home and meets an unmistakable hate-filled stare of a Caucasian, she does not walk alone. She is a mom, wife, sister, and friend. She is an office worker, her skin as brown as her ancestors who toiled in the hot sun before going home to feed their families. This American will not avert her eyes in fear or shame. Instead, she’ll meet...