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I hope your internet gets sorted. Your commitment to continue your parents story is appreciated and noted! And thank you for introducing me to Salin and featuring Thai music, xo

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It got sorted. AT&T failed the test. Xfinity won it, and for $20/mo less!

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Sep 22Liked by Jean Vengua

Your parents courtship unfurling as Filipinos dare to believe in peace 🥰

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Sep 22Liked by Jean Vengua

How exciting to find these letters! Epistolary presentation is so tricky. I love how they called each other friend, and given the communications of the day, it is clearly their only form of contact.

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Thx, Carla. I started thinking about all the postwar airmail letters going back and forth across the Pacific, and -- given how many letters just my parents and family sent off -- it's kind of mind boggling.

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Great to read, Jean.

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Sep 22Liked by Jean Vengua

such a treasure trove, Jean!

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Thx, Leny!

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So excited to read the next letter between your parents. Love the title!

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Sep 22Liked by Jean Vengua

Congrats on the cover art; it's perfection.

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