John — I’m Larisse, an NDWA staff member and a proud Filipina from Manila, Philippines. Mabuhay!

October is Filipino American History Month, a time to recognize the important contributions Filipinos have made to the rise of our country as a global power. Despite being the third largest Asian American population in the US, we are often overlooked and forgotten and referred to as an “Invisible Minority.”

Domestic work is one of the easiest — and most exploitative — fields for Filipina immigrants to enter into. Sadly, many don’t enter by choice: human trafficking of Filipinas is extensive, and the Philippines is the top origin country for employer-trafficked domestic worker victims.

Every year, NDWA grants tens of thousands of dollars to affiliate organizations who work directly with Filipina domestic workers and trafficking survivors: The Damayan Migrant Workers Association, the Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California, Filipino Advocates for Justice, Filipino Community Center, Filipino Migrant Center, Pilipino Association of Workers and Immigrants, and the Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment.

The donations of generous people like you are what make grants to frontline Filipina-led groups like these inspiring organizations possible. So this Filipino American History month, will you make a $12 donation today to help us power their incredible work?

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Imagine working twelve, thirteen, hours a day for minimum wage, only to have those wages denied – effectively stolen – at the whim of an employer. It’s financially devastating and emotionally crushing, especially for immigrants.

The Pilipino Workers Center, an NDWA affiliate organization, has helped domestic workers win more than $800,000 in stolen back wages, righting an industrial scale injustice that plays out in thousands of individual stories.

This worker-led organizing tackles the issues facing Filipina domestic workers and links worker rights, trafficking, immigrant rights, gender equity and racial justice.

Supporting affiliate organizations like these that work to combat systems designed to oppress us, to raise the visibility of domestic work, and end the erasure of women of color doing this work is part of our core work at NDWA.

Your generous donations are absolutely essential for our ability to stand with Filipina domestic workers day in and day out. Can you donate $12 today?

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Thank you for all you do to be in solidarity with our movement!

Sincerely,