A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves
One Family and Migration in the 21st Century
Book • 2019
A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves chronicles the journey of the Portagana Comodas family, from Manila's slums to global destinations, highlighting the sacrifices and triumphs of migrants seeking economic opportunities.
The book centers around Rosalie, who becomes a nurse and eventually moves to the United States, illustrating the broader themes of migration and its impact on families and societies.
The book centers around Rosalie, who becomes a nurse and eventually moves to the United States, illustrating the broader themes of migration and its impact on families and societies.
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Kara Swisher as his most recent book, drawing on three decades of reporting following the experience of how one woman born in the Philippines leaves everything behind to restart her life in Galveston, Texas.
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