Filipino-American migration stories

I was born in Manila but have now lived in the United States longer than I did in the Philippines. My family came to the U.S. under the family unification policy of the U.S. immigration system, but many Filipinos come as skilled labor migrants (American Immigration Council, 2024). As a Filipino-American occupational therapist, a trip home after 20 years gave me a new lens of discovery and deep reflection on the many Filipino migration stories I have come to know. I hope these reflections add to your strategies for working with Filipino Americans and with labor migrants in general.