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Komunidad: Filipinos in the UAE

Call Number

AD.MC.016

Dates

2015-2016, inclusive
; 2015-2016, bulk

Creator

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

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.

Arrangement

The collection was processed as it was received from the photographer.

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.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

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

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Komunidad Collection; AD_MC_016; box number; folder number or item identifier; Akkasah Center for Photography, New York University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Collection obtained directly from the creator, Xyza Cruz Bacani in 2016.

Collection processed by

Akkasah: Center for Photography NYUAD

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 19:06:26 +0400.
Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.

Repository

Akkasah: Photography Archive (NYU Abu Dhabi)

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Judjet at an inspection, NYUAD, November 2015

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Portrait of Judjet inside the car park, November 2015

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Judjet with the workers during an inspection, November 2015

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Judjet at an inspection, NYUAD, November 2015

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Judjet has lunch with Filipino colleagues, NYUAD, November 2015

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Filipino migrant workers inside a mall in Abu Dhabi during their day off, November 2015

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Friday Church service in St. Joseph's Cathedral, Abu Dhabi, November 2015

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Catholics line up to receive the holy communion, St. Joseph's Cathedral, Abu Dhabi, November 2015

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Judjet after the mass in St. Joseph's Cathedral, Abu Dhabi, November 2015

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Judjet's wall at home, Abu Dhabi, November 2015

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Filipino migrant workers drink together after a busy day at work., November 2015

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Amber and Jonathan, Dubai, November 2015

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Claire prepares breakfast, Dubai, November 2015

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Typical Filipino food, November 2015

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Migrant workers buy fish in Deira, Dubai, November 2015

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Claire eats dinner with her family in Dubai, November 2015

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Claire plays with her daughter Amber, who just arrived in Dubai., November 2015

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Claire and Jonathan Onte inside their flat, Dubai, November 2015

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Portrait of Jonathan Onte, Dubai, November 2015

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Amber watches cartoons on her phone. Dubai, November 2015

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Claire, Dubai, November 2015

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A basketball match, November 2015

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Filipino migrants workers inside the Philippine Embassy, Abu Dhabi, November 2015

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Inside the Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi, November 2015

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Consultation and activities are offered in the Embassy, Abu Dhabi, November 2015

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Mark's youngest son is playing inside their home in Manila, Philippines., December 2015

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Mark Anthony Enriquez and his family inside their home in Manila., December 2015

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Christmas decorations displayed inside the Enriquez home in Manila, Philippines., December 2015

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Catholic icons displayed inside the Enriquez home in Manila, Philippines, December 2015

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Subjects

Portrait of Mark Enriquez in Manila, Philippines, December 2015

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Mark's neighborhood in Manila, Philippines, December 2015

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Subjects

Filipino migrant workers leaving the country say goodbye to their families at the Manila airport., January 2016

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View from Judjet's family home in Taguig, Philippines, December 2015

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Judjet in the bedroom, Taguig, Philippines, December 2015

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Judjet with his mother as they watch Judget's daughter play inside their home in Taguig, Philippines, December 2015

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Judjet's family home, Taguig, Philippines, December 2015

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Judjet spends time with his neighbors, Taguig, Philippines, December 2015

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Judjet's daughter playing, December 2015

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Judjet with his phone. Mementos on the wall, December 2015

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Judjet fixes the door while his mother prepares lunch in their family home. Philippines, December 2015

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Judjet in the Philippines, December 2015

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Akkasah: Photography Archive (NYU Abu Dhabi)
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