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“… 🤬 those people who say being born somewhere doesn’t count if you didn’t grow up there”(Ribay 228)

Jay was having an identity crisis as he didn't feel like he people welcomed him there just because he didnt grow up there

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“What happened to jun?”

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“This is what they wanted us to forget”

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“Tell me, Jay, what do you plan to do with the information we discover today” (194)

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When Jay’s dad and Jay had talked with one another about Jay taking a gap year and going back to the Philippeans

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“I know you want me to delete that account” (Ribay 265).
With keeping the account up there is a risk to them since the government in the country is extremely controlling. Here this can be viewed as an injustice since there is freedom of speech and expression.

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Tito chato dislikes her brother Tito manning just like most of the family does. They dislike his way of speaking to them and his lies. “My brother is a liar just like the government that he serves, never forget(Ribay 166).”

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“I think again about how Jun deserves a post of his own. I consider snapping a shot of me or her holding up the picture of Jun on my phone, the one she anonymously texted me. It would be an important gesture. But if Grace is going to continue updating the account, either one of us appearing on it would be stupid.” (Ribay)

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“You do not live here. You do not speak any of our languages. You do not know our history…” (160)

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“We all make choices, and we all must deal with the consequences of those choices. If we do not hold people accountable for their decisions, then we leave them free to destroy our society. That is how the world works. It is simple.” (Ribay 158)

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“People here like the president. They like his policies—especially this one. Even if Jun was innocent, most will not believe it. Or they will say that he must have had friends involved with drugs and it is his fault for having such friends. Or they will say that a few mistakes are expected.” (Ribay, 173)

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“I know you mean well, Nephew, but the courts in the Philippines are not like the courts in America.” (172)

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“My brother is a liar. Just like the government that he serves. Never forget that.” (Ribay. 166)

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“While they’re distracted, I take the opportunity to leave all the pesos I have with me on the table.”(215)

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“It was you.
A minute passes. Then her response arrives: Yes.
Why?
I wanted to see if you cared.
Why would you think I didn’t?
You stopped writing, she says.” (Ribay 238)

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“But hell, even ‘Em and I never hold each other like this. Nobody in my family does.” (265)

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Jay wants to be more connected with his family, when he is first introduced he doesnt care about being with his family. “I’d like to see more of the country….(Ribay315).”

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“It sticks to me i can not claim this country” page 227

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“Somebody needs to clear Juns name, even if nothing comes of it. We failed him in life. We should not fail him in death.” (174)

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" ... Then Mia takes outher phone. She pullsup an audio app, hitsrecord, and then setsthe phone on the middleof the table," (Ribay 204). -Ally

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" ... Then Mia takes outher phone. She pullsup an audio app, hitsrecord, and then setsthe phone on the middleof the table," (Ribay 204). -Ally

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“I wipe the sweat from my forehead with the hem of my shirt and take a drink, suddenly understanding that beer tastes better the more you drink….I bob my head with the beat and sing along from the background….and refuse the balut that has appeared from somewhere and lose myself in the moment.” (Ribay, 222)

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“That is what Jun had to deal with when he was fourteen years old. Meanwhile, I was worrying about math homework, being shorter than most of the girls in my grade, and making the basketball team.” (Ribay, 167-168)

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“‘Guess he’s still having you the silent treatment,’ I say” (Ribay, 251). Tito Maning is treating Jay poorly and isn’t being mature about this argument.

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“He did all that you think he did not do” (Ribay, 281)

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“ I want to go back to the Philippines” (Ribay). Jay doesn’t feel himself in the US and feels like something apart of him is missing.

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“Jun is gone. I will always carry the grief of that loss and the regret that I let him slip out of my life too easily. Nothing will ever change that. But there are good things I can hold on to and there are other things I have the power to change.” (Ribay, 318)

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When Tito Manning tell Jay he not welcomed in his house anymore “ ‘But you have outworn your welcome in my home’ “ (Ribay, pg#160)
Jay no longer belongs to Tito Mannimng home, now he going to leave with Tita Chato

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“..When you’re almost finished with a jigsaw puzzle but discover you’re missing a couple of pieces.”

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“You talk like everyone else. You dress like everyone else. And you, like, do the same stuff as everyone else (Ribay 38).

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“I reached to take the child but then a hand clanked my arm and dragged me away. Away from the woman, past the security guard, through the open glass doors, and into the mall. In a flash, the woman was fine replaced with the bright lights and bright smells of a thousand stores (Ribay 63).

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“Tito Danilo thinks its not the church’s job. Tita chats believes there’s nothing to be done. Tito manning actively assists in these murders. And dad doesn’t care” page 284

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“‘I appreciate that. I really do. But I want do this.  I think it would be good for me,’” (Ribay 316).

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“‘I appreciate that. I really do. But I want do this.  I think it would be good for me,’” (Ribay 316).

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I felt really sad watching it. I thought, what if that goat had a wife and children? What if the rest of his goat family was back in their pen waiting for his return? (Ribay 258)

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“With every passing second, the awkwardness expands. After what feels like forever but is probably only a minute, I wonder if he even heard my initial question. My heart thumps in my chest, and I feel my palms start to sweat” (Ribay, 154-155). When Jay first arrives in the Philippines, he feels very excluded and nervous around his family. He feels that he doesn’t belong their even though its where he's from.

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“ Tito manning now looking at me as if I’m the instigator of his daughters rebellion” page 270

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“She nods. ‘Even though you’re not Filipino—‘ ‘I am,’ I interrupt. ‘But I’m also American’” (Ribay 307]

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“I smile to myself as i put the letter away…I drift off to sleep thinking of my cousin and me of humanity and it’s problems”(312).

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“He helped her find a spot to live, he brought her food and water”(Ribay, 209). Here, Jay is having flashbacks to when Jun was still alive, and thinking of how empathetic and caring he was to Reyna.

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“I know i appreciate that i really do. But i want to do this “ page 316

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“I wonder at how, though the world may be darkening all around us, we’ve formed our own sphere of brightness with the candles we lit for Jun.” (Ribay,301)

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“I don’t want to believe there was another side to you. But I don’t have any choice, do I? I will try not to judge because I have no idea what you were struggling with in your heart, what complicated you soul. None of us are just one thing, I guess. None of us. We all have the terrible and amazing power to hurt and help, to harm and heal. We all do both throughout our lives. That’s the way it is. I suppose we just go on and do the best we can and try todo more good than bad during our time on Earth. I’d like to think your scales tip towards good.” (Ribay 299)

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There was a time when I thought getting older mean you’d understand more about the world, but it turns out the exact opposite is true. I don’t know anything about anything.(Ribay 296)