Super Short Summary

In "Scent of Apples" by Bienvenido N. Santos, the narrator, Santos, delivers a lecture in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he encounters a fellow Filipino immigrant, Celestino Fabia. Fabia, who left the Philippines over twenty years ago, reminisces about their homeland, and invites Santos to dinner with his family. Their interaction highlights the nostalgia and struggles of Filipino immigrants balancing memories of their past with their new lives in the United States.