I migrated to the United States in 2013 to be with my husband, Rick, and our children Mika and Miguel. I was hired a year later as an adult-education specialist at Torrance Adult School in Los Angeles and worked there for five years. The work was very fulfilling because every day was different, and I loved that I was able to help students and teachers.My husband and I are both Ilocanos; he’s from Vigan in Ilocos Sur while my family is from Laoag, Ilocos Norte. We had already been in the United States for several years but we still couldn’t find authentic-tasting Vigan longganisa.
One day, I came home with a package of store-bought longganisa, one that we already tried be…
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