‘The struggle is real’: In San Diego, the model minority stereotype is not always so attainable for Filipinos

This story is a partnership between inewsource and Open Campus.

The savory aroma of lumpia — a mixture of ground meat with minced cabbage, carrots and onions hugged by a crepe-like wrap — seeped outside a modest condo in east Chula Vista. Different-sized sandals lie near the doormat. Inside, a vacuum buzzed, a mother slept before her morning shift and a father prepared a humble feast.

It had the usual marks of a Filipino home. Yet it’s a stark contrast from Enrico Del Mundo’s beginnings on his family farm in the Philippines…

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