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This report was made possible with the generous support of the Asian Development Bank’s Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction. The authors gratefully acknowledge the thoughtful comments of Migration Policy Institute’s’ Demetrios G. Papademetriou; the editorial contributions of MPI’s Lauren Shaw; and the invaluable research assistance of Joel Hernandez, Caitlin Katsiaficas, Taylor Elwood, and Chenyu Liang at MPI; and Eric Suan, Katrina Navallo, Anna Rosario Malindog-Uy, and Marsmath Baris, Jr., at ADB. Joe Mark Ganaban assisted in typesetting.

They are also extremely grateful to Supang Chantanavich, Aris Ananta, Paryono, Sothea Oum, Sengxay Phousinghoa, Siti Rosina Attaullah, Ye Swe Htoon, Fernando Aldaba, Shandre Thangavelu, Nguyen Thi Thai Lan, and Jeanne Batalova, for providing their expertise and for directly assisting in preparing and administering the surveys and conducting the focus group discussions and meetings that significantly inform that findings of this report.

The authors give special thanks to Rana Hasan, Ong Keng Yong, Tan Sri Munir Majid, Yoko Ishikura, Hiroshi Kato, Ichiro Tambo, Akira Murata, Teresita Manzala, Jose Cueto, Megawati Santoso, Leandro Conti, Estelita Aguirre, Eddy Krismeidi Soemawilaga, Lesleyanne Hawthorne, and Richard Bedford for providing their significant time and expertise and important referrals. They also thank Imelda Nicolas, former Secretary of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas, Government of the Philippines.

Finally, they are deeply indebted to Bambang Susantono, ADB Vice President, and Michael Fix, MPI President, for their integral guidance and support in preparing this report.