the world. this facility alone sorts thousands of these boxes a day during the christmas season, just one of hundreds of facilities like it. some 5 to 7 million boxes a year. that s a lot of love. so how many relatives do you think you have in america? aurora: in america, oh my gosh. analyn: florida. aurora: california, albert. rubin: my ate my other sister is in california. analyn: in hong kong, we have at least ten. aurora: and then dubai around eight, in qatar. anthony: i m at this christmas gathering today because of one of our producer directors, erik osterholm. it was aurora who raised him. for over 20 years she cared for and loved erik and his sister, looked after his whole family. erik sent me a letter talking about you. i want to read you what he said. aurora is such an incredible woman.
many, many more through school, lifted them up to a more comfortable life. and you would have left family behind? aurora: yeah. anthony: to go out there and make money. that s never an easy decision, a painful, painful choice. aurora s children, now middle-aged, are finally getting to know their mother. aurora: okay, okay, okay. bring in the food inside. anthony: many, many, many filipino women like you who had to leave their families, go abroad. aurora: yeah, absolutely yes. analyn: her three children. emy: children my eldest is about four years now in qatar, and the other one is two years, and the other one is in hong kong. anthony: working conditions, for ofws, particularly in some gulf states, can be punishing at best, abusive or worse.
and if you re an overseas filipino worker, longing. man in street: good looking! anthony: especially during the holidays. aurora: come in, come in! hello. merry christmas. god bless you. hi! anthony: it s always, always about family in the philippines or anywhere you find filipinos. anthony: for christmas of course everybody, those who can anyway, gets together like family matriarch aurora and her daughter analyn. aurora: okay analyn, you re a big help. anthony: and emy and ruben,
and if you re an overseas filipino worker, longing. man in street: good looking! anthony: especially during the holidays. aurora: come in, come in! hello. merry christmas. god bless you. hi! anthony: it s always, always about family in the philippines or anywhere you find filipinos. anthony: for christmas of course everybody, those who can anyway, gets together like family matriarch aurora and her daughter analyn. aurora: okay analyn, you re a big help. anthony: and emy and ruben, her adopted children. aurora: emy, can you help me? that bay leaf. wow, it smells so good. anthony: also cousins, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, even some great-grandchildren. aurora: la la la la la la.
and you would have left family behind? aurora: yeah. anthony: to go out there and make money. that s never an easy decision, a painful, painful choice. aurora s children, now middle-aged, are finally getting to know their mother. aurora: okay, okay, okay. bring in the food inside. anthony: many, many, many filipino women like you who had to leave their families, go abroad. aurora: yeah, absolutely yes. analyn: her three children. emy: children my eldest is about four years now in qatar, and the other one is two years, and the other one is in hong kong. anthony: working conditions, for ofws, particularly in some gulf states, can be punishing at best, abusive or worse. emy: i m a single mom with my two grandchildren.