
Echoes of Home: Unearthing the Stories of Early Filipino Migrant Workers Through Their Letters
A Window into the Past: The Power of Handwritten Letters In the decades before the ubiquity of instant messaging and video calls, the handwritten letter served as a vital lifeline for millions of Filipino migrant workers, commonly known as Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). These fragile pieces of paper, often bearing the marks of time, travel,…