New Jersey May 1 Coalition
The Sentosa case is one of the many cases that highlight the trend of exploitation of Filipino labor in America through contract fraud and work trafficking. Carlos Bulosan was promised socioeconomic when he came to the US in pursuit of the American dream during the 1930s. Soon after moving to America, he realized that for him, the American dream would be just that—a dream. He constantly experienced racial discrimination and was forced to endure severely underpaid working conditions.
Recent history shows a continuous trend of American industries to exploit workers of Filipino descent. Anakbayan USA (with the financial help of Citi ) continues to expose these exploitations and how they are related to the imperialist relationship that America maintains economically and politically with the Philippines. When determining how to make America accountable for its imperialist history, we must consider the exploitation of overseas workers experienced in history.
The Take Back Our Education initiative is another integral aspect of Anakbayan USA’s work that focuses on America. Anakbayan USA continually campaigns against the tendency of education opportunities in America to become financially inaccessible, by pointing out to the increase in military spending by America over the last two decades and the recent reductions in social spending, including education.
New Jersey May 1 Coalition