Suzie Lopez is one of an estimated 52,000 ` ` ##s '' raised by U.S. servicemen in Philippines . `` This meant an American paid for you . Majority of their mothers worked as bar girls in the area 's thriving ` ` rest and recreation '' industry . Many have grown up in poverty with much discrimination along the way . National Family Day gives families the opportunity to put their children in the spotlight .
Suzie Lopez is one of an estimated 52,000 ` ` ##s '' raised 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 with much discrimination along the way . National Family Day gives families the opportunity to put their children in the spotlight .