“Hero was touched by the small gesture of courtesy, at first only minutely, and then, for no reason at all, deeply and wholly. It was possible she was about to cry, here in this kitchen, for the first time since she'd arrived in America. To prevent that from happening, she stuffed her mouth with an entire quarter of the pizza, then huffed and gasped as the molten bite burned her tongue.” EmotionsMaskFamily RelationshipsShieldIntergenerational TraumaCompartmentalizationFilipino CultureDisembodiedFilipino AuthorFilipino Psychology Book:America Is Not the Heart Source: America Is Not the Heart