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Teresita Bacani-Oropilla, MD
A
s new immigrants from the Philippines, in our forties we went to
Washington DC to show our preteen
children the historical wonders of the capital
of the USA. My husband and I were impressed
not only by the significance of the buildings,
the statues and the sights, but also by the attitude and culture of the people we met. Among
these was a lively group of uniformed senior
citizens who not only guided guests around a
park but now and then would mount a stage and entertain us wit