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The Sacrifices of an Immigrant Caregiver | The New Yorker

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Emma moved from the Philippines to New York to work as a nanny for other people’s children—and hasn’t seen her own in sixteen years.

Save this story Save this story In Emma’s first year at San Isidro College, in the Philippines, she saw her name on a bulletin board in the registrar’s office, on a sheet of paper titled “Promise List.” It showed the names of fifteen students who owed tuition to the school and the dates, long past, that their money had been due. Emma and three friends, who were part of a clique of seven girls known as the Ringlets, for the initials of their names, were shocked that their debts had been made public. The Ringlets crossed out their names with a pen. Within an hour, the college’s guidance counsell

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