Martha Grace Armonio came to the United States from the Philippines with her mom, Maria Aida, when she was eight years old.  She recalled how interesting it was to see her first snowfall in Philadelphia. She later was joined by her older sister and brother with her father a few years later. Among her initial visits was to Washington, DC, where she visited friends of the family. They included a boy named Peter, whom she would begin dating 10 years later when they were in college. Grace, as she was known to family and friends, graduated from Philadelphia’s Northeast High Schoo...