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Growing up in the US state of New Jersey, Jessica Sikora felt different from other children. Her traditional, religious Filipino parents imposed strict rules and curfews. “My parents pulled a lot of their traditional Asian parenting from their own upbringing,” the now 34-year-old says, which was often at odds with the more relaxed American parenting style. She was not allowed to go to sleepovers and missed out on social gatherings, making it hard to make friends. “By age 13, I was depressed. I..
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Growing up in the US state of New Jersey, Jessica Sikora felt different from other children.
Her traditional, religious Filipino parents imposed strict rules and curfews. “My parents pulled a lot of their traditional Asian parenting from their own upbringing,” the now 34-year-old says, which was often at odds with the more relaxed American parenting style.
She was not allowed to go to sleepovers and missed out on social gatherings, making it hard to make friends. “By age 13, I was depressed.
I...