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It is truly amazing how long humanity takes to morally evolve, and not always in the right direction. Even today, utusans ("people who take commands") or katulongs (“helpers”) or kasambahays (“domestics”) continue to be owned in the Philippines. Find a quiet place to read this one -- it'll make the pit of your stomach ache. Oh, and grab a box of tissues.
My Family’s Slave - The Atlantic - Pocket
Posted from getpocket.com
Foreign Cultures
Philippines
Immigration
Slavery
Posted 4 y ago
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I have friends from the Philippines. I know what you are talking about.
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MAJ Byron Oyler
It is all over the world and we just need to make sure we treat the class below us better than the class above treats us.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
A friend of mine was sold in Africa to a family here in the US at age 13. She was sent here and kept prisoner for a year until someone in the neighborhood called CPS and they took her away. She hadn't been to school, couldn't speak English. She was the maid, the cook, the laundress and the nanny for 3 small children.
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Thanks, I've heard a few snippets about things like this in the past. Great read.
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Col Casey "Radio" G. Thanks for the Cultural Enlightenment. I'm Aware of this Thru My Travels.
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