Designer Clothing: Second-Generation Filipino-Canadians and Household Items

designer clothing: In their recent class, they watched a documentary by Filipino-Canadian filmmaker Alex Humilde entitled Balikbayans about the cardboard boxes that Filipino migrant workers use to ship non-perishable food, household items, electronics, toys and designer clothing they buy with their hard-earned money back to their loved ones in the Philippines, according to Toronto Star. They also learned about the significance of remittances sent from migrant workers to the developing world, and were shocked to find out that every year an estimated 2 billion U.S. is wired from Canada to the Philippines. Ursula Catholic School in Scarborough. The new Filipino-centred curriculum, launched in March, is refreshing to Cabrera and Austria, who are both 13 and second-generation Filipino-Canadians. I found the class very engaging because it connected with me. The content was familiar to them, and was the first time they saw their culture and community reflected in what's being taught in school. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.