Left By the Ship: Amerasians

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Left By The Ship film opening soon

A documentary about Filipino Amerasians, done by two Italian filmmakers, Emma and Alberto, which is related to my blog will be opening soon, in Florence, Italy on November 18th. After that, the film will be seen on US TV (and in Festivals worldwide) in 2011.

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Filipino Amerasians

When the U.S. bases closed in 1992 they left behind thousands of Amerasian children. Pearl S. Buck International foundation estimates there are 52,000 Amerasians scattered throughout the Philippines with 5,000 in the Clark area of Angeles. "The majority of the children have been abandoned by their American fathers," said Jocelyn Bonilla, the manager of the Pearl S. Buck center in Angeles City. Unlike their counterparts in other countries, American-Asians, or Amerasians, in the Philippines remain impoverished and neglected. A study made by the University of the Philippines' Center for Women Studies further disclosed startling facts affirming that many Amerasians have experienced some form of abuse and even domestic violence. The findings cited cases of racial, gender and class discrimination that Amerasian children and youth suffer from strangers, peers, classmates and teachers. The study also said black Amerasians seem to suffer more from racial and class discrimination than their white counterparts. White female Amerasians are highly vulnerable to sexual harassment, the study noted. Two-thirds are raised by single mothers; others by relatives and non-relatives; 6% live on their own or in institutions. 90% are born "out of wedlock."It was reported in 1993, that prostitutes are increasingly Amerasian, children of prostitutes caught in a cycle which transcends generations.

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Left By The Ship film opening soon

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