Kristen Gaerlan is a writer and native New Yorker. Her roots are in the Bronx, and the roots to her roots are in the Philippines. Her writing has been featured in The Rumpus, McSweeney’s, Hyphen Magazine, and other publications. She’s currently working on a memoir in essays about Filipino-American identity.

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Connecting with My Uncle on LinkedIn

By KRISTEN GAERLAN

The two pages that summarized three decades of Uncle Amor’s work experience had tattered edges, a yellow tint, and the smell of old printer ink. It was the only testament to the career he had left behind in the Philippines.