Book description
We all dream of a better future and of a better relationship. We all dream of a better family and of a better life. But how do we go about realizing these dreams? Is the degree of our dreams directly proportional to the degree of sacrifice required to achieve them?…
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1 author picked Into the Country of Standing Men as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The standing men are the Filipino undocumented migrants to Japan who work as construction workers on a day-to-day basis. They stand on the Kotobuki sidewalk hoping to get selected by a sacho to get a job for the day.
The book is an in-depth look at their lives—how the men who are considered the underclass in the host country struggle, find love (some of them have second families in Japan), experience leisure, and fulfill masculine ideals of breadwinner in a foreign country.
It is a rare glimpse at the life of an undocumented migrant. This book can be…
From Mina's list on Filipino migration from migrants themselves.
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