RIA PRETEKIN: When you are Filipino and your husband is Jewish, you get latkes and lumpia for the holiday dinner, along with brisket, pancit (Filipino noodle dish), matzo ball soup, and garlic rice. It’s quite the international spread.
RIA PRETEKIN: I see that there are actually so many things in common with both the Filipino culture and Jewish culture. We want to raise baby J to be somewhat of a hybrid Filipino-Jew. We will continue to expose him to both faiths and allow him to explore his own identity as he gets older. We want to ensure that we are blending both the Filipino Catholic faith along with the Jewish faith.
