If I had simply given up and accepted the rejection, I would never have known my true worth.
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Lewis after winning a three-year court case she filed against the US Immigration and Naturalisation Service which refused to hire her. She believed the rejection was based on race, national origin, and gender, Loida decided to sue for discrimination.
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The Filipino Expat Magazine | October 12, 2025