Suzie Lopez is one of an estimated 52,000 `` Amerasians '' fathered by U.S. servicemen in Philippines . Majority of their mothers worked as bar girls in the area 's thriving `` rest and recreation '' industry . Many have grown up in poverty experiencing much discrimination along the way . The children are often neglected, abused or abandoned.
Suzie Lopez is one of an estimated 52,000 `` Amerasians '' fathered by U.S. servicemen in Philippines . Majority of their mothers worked as bar girls in the area 's thriving `` rest and recreation '' industry . Many have grown up in poverty experiencing much discrimination along the way . National Amerasian Day gives Amerasians the opportunity to put their issues in the spotlight .