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Adelfa Amancio: Well-respected Filipino teacher in Japan

Published January 18, 2008

Maybe some people are destined to work abroad that even without looking for a
job overseas, an opportunity from other parts of the world just comes unexpectedly and
this is something they hate to refuse. Such is the story of Adelfa Amancio. Fate led her
to work overseas.

Adelle, as she is fondly called, used to teach at a language school but was not
very happy about it. So, she decided to resign and started to be a freelancer while
pursuing her graduate studies. 

As a freelancer, she was more flexible with her students and gave them more
freedom to choose where and when to study. Because of this, many students liked her
and the number of her clients grew bigger. As a result, she set up her own language
school to accommodate all students.

Not only did the language school kept her busy but also made her more
motivated to work. Moreover, she could apply what she learned in her Master's studies
in Educational Management in her language school’s day-to-day operation. 

Adelle loved what she was doing in Cebu and had hopes to expand its operation
in the future. Part of her business marketing strategy was online advertising.

What she did one day was send e-mail to at least 10 different language schools
in Japan to promote her language school in Cebu. Since most of her clients were
Japanese, her goal was to make her school established not only in the Japanese
community in the Philippines but also in Japan.

Her e-mail campaign worked and she received quite a number of replies. While
others were grateful for the information/advertisement she provided, some schools
definitely wanted to keep in touch and others didn’t reply at all. 

Yet, one reply caught her attention. The school was not interested in her
language school services. Instead, it offered her a teaching job in Japan!

Surprised, flabbergasted and overwhelmed, Adelle grabbed the opportunity in


just a click away and left the Philippines on December 26, 2003.

According to her, it is very difficult for Filipinos to teach English in Japan because
of the misconceptions and negative notion the Japanese have about the Filipinos living
in Japan. As a Filipina, she has experienced a lot of racial profiling, a devilish look and
outrageous judgment.

Some English teachers questioned her ability to teach the language and most
Japanese believe that only white people can teach them English. As a result, most
schools in Japan always emphasize the countries (of origin) of the teachers they want to
hire. Their advertisements would always say, “Only teachers from the USA, UK,
Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are allowed to apply. Applicants from
countries not mentioned here need not apply, PLEASE!"

For this reason, she strived to maintain professionalism and self-discipline at all
times. She also has to work very hard and aim for excellent result term after term
because being the only Filipino English teacher in the organization she opines that she
is subject to criticism if not a blast. 

She wants to prove to the Japanese people that Filipinos can speak English well
and can teach the language much more effectively. Furthermore, she wants to prove to
the whole world that their impressions towards Filipinos are completely wrong and
biased. 

She wants the world to know that the Filipinos are the most committed, efficient
and hardworking people anyone could expect.

Despite the harsh realities, Adelle stays strong and determined. She is happy to
say that in her workplace, she is loved, recognized, and respected for being
hardworking, committed and for having such professional work ethics.
Her message to all OFWs around the world?

“I hope that all OFWs will come back to the Philippines one day and use what
they have learned and experienced from their overseas jobs. Let us not forget the land
where we came from. I love the Philippines and I believe that all Filipinos in and outside
the country are all heroes. Let’s help the Philippines get back to her feet again. Long
live, Filipinos. Long live, our Motherland."

Source: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/content/77057/adelfa-amancio-
well-respected-filipino-teacher-in-japan/story/

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