Filipino Filmmaker Is Shining A Spotlight On Community's 'Caretakers'
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Filipino Americans play a big part in the health care industry, but they aren't able to get as much access. A filmmaker is trying to change that.
October is Filipino American History Month, and this year, one filmmaker is throwing a spotlight on the caretakers — the nurses, therapists and activists — of the Filipino American community.
Filipino filmmaker and activist Geena Rocero created the documentary series "Caretakers," which profiles Filipino Americans who worked on the front lines in health care and community activism during the height of the pandemic.
"As a Filipino, I knew the complexities of what it means to be a care worker," Rocero said. "The survival to care work, the love of community to care work, the food, obviously, to care work — all of these things tend to get lost in the bigger conversations about the work."
