In the memoir Defying the Odds, Urduja Dela Cueva chronicles her fascinating life story, opening with her journey from the Philippines to America where she begins a new chapter with the love of her life. After meeting Ralph, a handsome Navy Officer, at the United States Naval Base in Subic Bay, Urduja made the agonizing choice to leave her three children and extended family behind in the Philippines and immigrate to the United States in 1969. After she marries Ralph in a simple wedding ceremony at City Hall in Norfolk, Virginia, Ralph lands a new job on Wall Street that promises a bright...

In the memoir Defying the Odds, Urduja Dela Cueva chronicles her fascinating life story, opening with her journey from the Philippines to America where she begins a new chapter with the love of her life. After meeting Ralph, a handsome Navy Officer, at the United States Naval Base in Subic Bay, Urduja made the agonizing choice to leave her three children and extended family behind in the Philippines and immigrate to the United States in 1969. After she marries Ralph in a simple wedding ceremony at City Hall in Norfolk, Virginia, Ralph lands a new job on Wall Street that promises a bright...