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A joy pill: Christmas boxes with shoes and Spam connect Sacramento to Philippines
Sacramento Bee 12/16/2020 Ashley Wong, The Sacramento Bee
Dec. 16 When Jinky Dolar s husband, Danielo, went back to the Philippines more than a decade ago, he was met with a surprise: Several of his family and friends were wearing the military t-shirts he thought he d lost months ago.
Bewildered, he asked them: How did his favorite t-shirts end up in their closets thousands of miles away from Sacramento? My husband still will not forgive me for this, Jinky said, laughing. He still continues to tell our friends when he sees his clothes (on them).