ABSTRACT
The reasons behind vary: permanent political instability, poor security, deteriorating quality of education in public schools, lack of good jobs even after graduation from one of the most prestigious universities in the country, and so on. This chapter examines the identities of such border-crossing children. It argues that, in the midst of the marginalisation and exclusion they experience in their new environment, “family” is mentioned as a place to base their own identity. As one of the major destinations of migration from the Philippines, the Filipino communities in the United States have so far attracted extensive interests of migration studies. In this chapter, interviews were conducted for the 1.5 generations immigrants who were enrolling in the colleges and universities in and around Daly City at the time of research. It focuses on the nursing profession as an occupational choice closely related to the identity of the 1.5 generation.
