A Parent Seeks the Father Who Abandoned Him
Season 13
Episode 25
About the Episode
Robert, a Filipino Amerasian blogger, listens to his mother describe how the U.S. serviceman who was his father refused to accept responsibility for his son, in this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary, Left by the Ship.
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| Expires: | Runtime: 2m 20s
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