Jen is 19 years old, and lives in a very poor remote rural barangay (village) in the Philippines. She finally completed studying hotel/hospitality management, so all proceeds from this book go to help her pay for that college education. For $1.99---less than a cup of coffee---you can help her lift herself and her family out of poverty.
Dr. Paul Mathews is an anthropologist and sociologist who has worked on Philippine issues for 25 years, and also spent 2 years in Taiwan.
He has written extensively about Philippine society and culture in such areas as health, gender relations and sexuality, values, and economic development. He is currently freelancing, following a Research Fellowship at the Australian National University. He is Secretary of the Philippine Studies Association of Australasia, and former Managing Editor of Pilipinas, A Journal of Philippine Studies.