Böcker av Norma Hennessy

They were dreamers. Armed with faith, they took the plunge to where destiny would lead them. They left home brimming with hopes. But fate charges high and life is a hard task master. These are eight stories of people leaving the comfort of home in search for 'better lives overseas.'

This book is an anthology of stories about great personalities in history and is written in the Ilocano language of the Philippines. This book aims to help Ilocano speakers have access to accounts and stories of the world's great historical figures in the language they are comfortable with. The target audience of this book are all Ilocano speakers both in the Philippines and those in the international diaspora.The Ilocanos are the most-diasporic social group of the Philippines. Ilocano speaking Filipinos could be found almost anywhere though they tend to thrive in Europe and most English-speaking nations especially in the United States. Many Filipino expatriates in America are Ilocano descent. In Hawaii, they make up 85% of the Filipino - Americans.