Nanay Leonor hails from the town of Sta. Lucia in Ilocos Sur and she worked as a seafood processor at a salmon cannery in Alaska for over 15 years together with other Ilokano kababayans, people hailing from the same Philippine province. Being an Ilokano, she is hardworking, thrifty, and determined. Alaska is the largest state in the United States with an extensive span of maritime border and coastline. Those bodies of water are the rich source of different salmon varieties that are among Alaska’s main seafood exports as well as cod, pollock, and crab.

Torres. R. S. (2018, November 15). Alaskan salmon bagoong, unexpectedly. BusinessWorld, p. S2/9.