Diaspora on the Frontlines
(ongoing)
Filipino nurses have been on the frontlines of many health crises over the years and it is not by accident. Healthcare in the Philippines was largely modeled after the American system during the U.S. occupation, which lasted 48 years. This prepared Filipinos to become nurses abroad instead of their home country.
My project, Diaspora on the Frontlines, documents Filipino nursing families, all of whom represent the large population that have been historically shaped to fill the US shortage of nurses.