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Metro Manila

This is where Garbes’ parents grew up.

Tagalog

This is Garbes’ parents’ native language.

Pennsylvania

This is where Garbes was born and raised.

Seattle

This is where Garbes’ family relocated when her father became depressed and frustrated with his work at a hospital.

Dance Church

This is a movement class that Garbes has participated in for over six years.

Kampampangan

This is a language Garbes' father speaks.

Battle of Manila

This was a confrontation between the U.S. and Japan in the Philippines in 1945.

Great Domestication

This is the movement away from communal living.

Child Tax Credit

These were monthly cash installments the government made to families.

Bayaninan

This is a precolonial family and community structure in the Philippines.

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