Dondie Moore is an estimated 52,000 of an estimated 52,000 `` Amerasians '' fathered by Philippines servicemen in U.S. . 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 . Some Amerasians are children of a `` steady bar fine '' relationship . the Vietnam War gives Amerasians the opportunity to put their issues in the spotlight .
Dondie Moore is an estimated 52,000 of an estimated 52,000 `` Amerasians '' fathered by Philippines servicemen in U.S. . 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 Vietnam War gives Amerasians the opportunity to put their issues in the spotlight .