joshualunacreations:(Please don’t repost or edit my work. Reblogs are always appreciated.Support my

joshualunacreations:(Please don’t repost or edit my work. Reblogs are always appreciated.Support my work here: https://www.patreon.com/joshualuna)History has shown Filipinx are valuedfor our labor, not our voices. But the only thing more consistent than ourexploitation and oppression is our resilience in the face of it. #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonthThere are many horror stories about Filipinx being mistreated. Whetherworking in our home countries or as Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), we’retreated as a servant class no matter where we are—suffering long hours, lowwages and benefits, and intentionally dehumanizing treatment.For example, in 2019, a Filipina maid in Saudi Arabia was tied to atree as “punishment” by her employers. An animator in the Philippineswas fired for demanding a full-time salary for his full-time work. Filipinanurses who tried to quit an abusive New York nursing home got stuck in indenturedservitude. Out of 66 US allies in WWII, only Filipino vets were denied paymentand benefits that the US promised. Call center employees working as outsourcedlow-wage labor for US corps who’ve earned promotions and higher pay are givenunrealistic quotas to get them fired. The list goes on. I even experienced this myself in May, when I lost my publisher of 10+years for—ironically—talking about the racism and oppression Filipinx and otherAsians face. They were happy to publish my stories centering non-Filipinx, butnot when I decided to center myself and other Fil-Ams.In my industry (comics), the exploitation of Filipinx is a well-keptsecret. In a recently released video by DC Comics—which was meant to highlightFilipinx creators—they inadvertently admit to hiring Filipinx only tocircumvent paying striking American creators better wages. But Filipinx don’t stay silent, we fight back. From legendaryLapu-Lapu, Gabriela Silang, and the Katipunan—who resisted Spanish colonizationand fought for independence—to Fil-Am labor leader Larry Itliong, Filipinx havea long tradition of organizing protests and revolutions.Yet when we do speak up, our contributions can still beerased—sometimes by other POC. Itliong spearheaded a highly effective labormovement in the 30s and 40s when he organized the Delano grape strike andunionized laborers, but his work is often credited solely to César Chávez. Asearch for Itliong’s name will result in articles and books that alwaysacknowledge his collaboration with Chávez. But if you search for Chávez’s name,Itliong is rarely mentioned. This erasure hurts even more so because the wholemovement was about solidarity between Mexican-Americans and Fil-Ams.What this means is Filipinx are seen as exploitable labor by prettymuch everyone: whites, other POC, even our own. That’s why a major part of thePhilippines’ economy relies on remittances from OFWs sending their earningshome—one of the country’s biggest exports is people.So on this last day of #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth, let’s all commit tofighting racial and class injustice, uplifting Fil-Am and Filipinx voices, andrecognizing Filipinx contributions all year-round. If you enjoy my comics, please pledgeto Patreon or donate to Paypal. I recently lost my publisher for trying topublish these strips, so your support keeps me going until I can find a newpublisher/lit agent.https://twitter.com/Joshua_Luna/status/1134522555744866304https://www.patreon.com/joshualunahttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme2/JoshuaLunaComicsHappy Birthday to Fil-Am hero, Larry Itliong, who gave America the finger. (Three, in fact, which he lost in a cannery accident.) -- source link

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