Filipina chef Ces dela Cruz didn’t let being undocumented prevent her from living her best life in Europe. For most of her life in Europe, Maria Cecilia “Ces” dela Cruz had been…
What a visitng Filipino researcher learned while living with Filipinos in Raval, Barcelona, often referred to as the “silent community”. It was a cold autumn night in Raval, Barcelona. I was walking…
Her broken Swahili helped expat writer Agatha Verdadero escape an angry Somalian herder demanding payment for his stolen camels. When it comes to language gaffes, my favourite is that made by President…
For Filipino expats mothers, love is rarely simple. It’s in the in-between moments, such as sending money back home after a long shift, checking homework over video calls, choosing education while raising…