Good evening, everyone. I am valerie paley. I am director of the center for womens history, and i and so delighted to welcome you to the york the New York Historical society and womens center. We are the first such center within the walls of a major museum in the United States, and its about time. [applause] valerie i will not take too much time away from the panel, but i do want to do a special shout out to our moderator. She is the postdoctoral fellow in womens history in public history here at New York Historical. She is a fantastic scholar, human being, and colleague and i am so glad they are with us at an important moment. I also want to do a special shout out to the womens foundation, four years ago they melon foundation, four years ago they gave us a giant vote of confidence and a lovely grant to get the center up and running. We are here, and we are here to stay. Really happy about that. She went to Columbia University and got their phd there, as did i more than a couple of yea
Other professions across the country. Next, on American History tv, a look at the challenges the union faced in fighting for workers rights and the role of minority women in the government industry. The New York Historical Society Center for womens history hosted this hour long discussion. Good evening, everyone. I am valerie paley. I am director for the center for womens history and i am so delighted to welcome you to the New York Historical society and to the center this evening. If you do not know about us, its time you did. We are the first such center within the walls of a major museum in the United States and its about time. [applause] im not going to take too much time away from the panel, but i do want to do a special shout out to our moderator, Nick Juravich, who is a post doctoral fellow in womens history and public history here at New York Historical. Nick is a fantastic scholar and human being and colleague and i am so absolutely thrilled that hes with us at a very importan
The panel, but i do want to do a special shout out to our moderator, she was the post doctoral fellow in womens history, and public history here at New York Historical nick is a fantastic scholar, and human being, and colleague, and i am so absolutely thrilled that he is here with us, at a very important moment in the development of the center. I also want to do a special shout out to the milk foundation, which about four years ago gave us a giant vote of confidence, and helped us to get the center up and running. So, because of the foundation, we are here and we are here to stay. And we are really happy about that. In any case, nick juravich, when you column university, ph. D. Student just a couple of years ago, as did i, more than a couple of years ago. But, starting in september, 2019, he will be assistant professor of labour and public history at university of massachusetts, in boston. We will be desolate when he leaves by law he is very fortunate to have boston except him. Our [ap
24. But the Younger Generation suffers from high unemployment rates and low wages. Thats why many of them seek work overseas. Currently one in ten filipinino citizens works in a foreign country. One nation became especially popular among filipinos a year ago. Japan, which is grappling with an acute labor shortage due to the declining birthrate. In april 2019, japan introduced a new resident status called the specified skilled worker. It strengthens the acceptance of workers in Industries Like nursing care, fisheries, construction and food service. In the first year of the program, up to 47,000 workers were expected to come. Filipinos hold high hopes for the new system. But the results havent been encouraging. In the years since the system was introduced not a single worker has obtained a single worker visa. This episode follows young filipinos seeking a better life in japan in the years since the introduction of the skilled special worker system. We visited the filipino capital of mani
24. But the Younger Generation suffers from high unemployment rates and low wages. Thats why many of them seek work overseas. Currently one in ten filipipino citizens works in a foreign country. One nation became especially popular among filipinos a year ago. Japan, which is grappling with an acute labor shortage due to the declining birthrate. E. In april 2019, japan introduced a new resident status called the specified skilled worker. It strengthens the acceptance of workers in Industries Like nursing care, fisheries, construction and food service. In the first year of the program, up to 47,000 workers were expected to come. Filipinos hold high hopes for the new system. But the results havent been encouraging. In the years since the system was introduced not a single worker has obtained a single worker visa. This episode follows young filipinos seeking a better life in japan in the years since the introduction of the skilled special worker system. We visited the filipino capital of m