The Pinay superpower is loving in advance. We love the OFW before he leaves. We love the child before they are born. We love the foreigner before he proves himself. This is not naivete. This is kapwa —the shared inner self. Do not let a ban take that away. Love anyway. Just keep your eyes open.

was a constant. A Filipina expat living in the rainy suburbs of Seattle, her username, Pinay_Unfiltered