JIL Mag-- it's JIL baby... don't hate just pass the champagne

It's a phenomenon I've long known about. It's touched my own life, as well as those of many Filipinos I know-- stories of Filipinos in the Philippines struggling to make ends meet in a country where the gap between the rich and poor is as wide and vast as the Grand Canyon. Growing up in America, I'd been asked, "but you were rich in Manila, right?" Images of people living in shanties and roaming the streets covered in mud just wasn't a picture that matched who I was, but in truth, I was part of the rare middle class in existence, being neither rich nor poor.

Now, the NY Times was gracious enough to unearth the so-called phenomenon of overseas workers in a lengthy article... Filipinos who live transcontinental lives in order to provide for their families, migrating to the United States to chase the American Dream or going to every other country to serve as housekeepers, nannies, and nurses. In Japan, Filipino domestic workers flock the equivalent of Madison Avenue on their day off to sit on the sidewalks and have picnics with fellow OFWs (overseas Filipino workers). It's a sight that they cannot be denied. Click here to continue reading this article...

*kara mia