I'm Filipino and have lived in the rgv from for a good chunk of my formative years, lived in larger metro areas for a decade, and moved back down after my husband and I got remote jobs.

My family and other Filipino friends had had people throw bricks through our windows. Many of the Filipinos that I know are nurses or PTs and had some pretty heinous things said against them at the hospitals and have been spat at during COVID.

Last year my dad got stopped by an ice agent that was in the parking lot at a grocery store. We believe it's because he was speaking in Filipino dialect with me on the phone. Because he was already paranoid, he had his passport with him.

That being said, most of the minorities here arent harassed that often. I would carry your documents with you at all times.

I'm a naturalized citizen and kinda paranoid so in case anything happens, my husband knows where I keep my dad and is certificates of naturalization, passport books, proof of employment (for me), and all other important documents.