Chapter 25
Adam knew the Philippines and the U.S. had been intertwined for more than a century and that many Americans married Filipinas that led to a lot of American mestizos and mestizas. He wondered if any military officer had fallen in love with a Filipino male.
“Others still practice animist beliefs, especially up north in the mountains, where we have rice terraces carved out of the rock,” Jojo said. “Before the Spanish, many islanders traded with the Hindu and the Chinese.”
Jojo’s eyes lit up as he was talking, and all that Adam could think at the moment was not of Spanish and Philippine history but pulling Jojo close to him and kissing him.5