Komunidad: Filipinos in the UAE
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Xyza Bacani's documentary photography project focuses on the Overseas Filipino Workers (or OFWs) in the UAE. The project follows the daily lives of four Filipinos living in the country and provides a glimpse into their community. Xyza Cruz Bacani is a Filipina street and documentary Photographer. Working as a domestic worker for almost a decade, she used photography to tell the stories of her fellow domestic workers and others who were victims of human rights violations.
Xyza Cruz Bacani
Xyza Cruz Bacani is a Filipina Street and Documentary Photographer who has been featured in New York Times Lens Blog, CNN and various International media publication not only for her excellence in photography but also for her inspirational story. Working as a domestic worker for almost a decade, she used photography to tell the stories of her fellow domestic workers and others who were victims of human rights violations. She is one of the Magnum Foundation Human Rights Fellow 2015,exhibited in South East Asia, won awards in photography and she was granted HR No. 1969 by the Philippines House of Representative. Xyza is one of BBC 100 Women 2015 and a Fujifilm Ambassador.
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Komunidad: Filipinos in the UAE
Xyza Bacani's documentary photography project focuses on the Overseas Filipino Workers (or OFWs) in the UAE where they are part of a truly global population. The project follows the daily lives of four Filipinos living in the country and provides a glimpse into their community.
There are around 400,000 Filipino migrants in the UAE. They form a significant part of the approximately 10 million Filipinos who work outside of the Philippines. These ten million constitute roughly 9 per cent of the population of the Philippines and their remittances make a major contribution to the country's economy.
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Materials are open without restrictions.
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Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by Xyza Cruz Bacani are maintained by New York University. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from repository. Please contact Akkasah at akkasah@nyu.edu
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Identification of item, date; Komunidad Collection; AD_MC_016; box number; folder number or item identifier; Akkasah Center for Photography, New York University.
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Collection obtained directly from the creator, Xyza Cruz Bacani in 2016.