The rain didn't stop more than 200 people from coming to Hunter College to see Diwang Pinay: The Story Behind the Woman Migrant Worker, on March 6, 2011. Audience members came from New Jersey, Washington D.C. and all over New York to see the play that had been collaboratively written, produced and performed by Filipinas for Rights and Empowerment (FiRE), Gabriela-U.S.A. and Kabalikat Domestic Workers Support Network, a program of Philippine Forum.

The hour-long play depicted scenes from the true-to-life experiences of Kabalikat members, "This really happened to me. This is my story," recounted Pinky, a member of Kabalikat whose comedic story about learning how to clean a bathroom for the first time was staged. "I think that it is important to tell the funny stories and the sad stories," Pinky stated. The play's emotional register went from hilarious to tearful as the domestic workers cum actors acted out scenes about transitioning to New York City and doing domestic work, then to the realities of living away from family members and missing milestones in family life. Workers' dedications to their families ended the play. There wasn't a dry eye in the theater.

After the play, a talk back session invited audience members to ask questions about what they had seen. Audience members and actors discussed how domestic workers were able to invite their employers to the play, using the opportunity to teach them about migrant workers' issues. An audience member asked how the process of producing the show changed people's work week since domestic workers gave up their only day off – Sunday – to rehearse. To answer the question, Ana, a member of Kabalikat, recalled her long history of migration from Kuwait to Taiwan to Israel; she often felt lost. But that in producing this play and being part of the production, she is "not lost anymore because she has this community to lean on."

Justin Myers, an audience member, stated, "The closing part was so emotional, really a tearjerker and at times, pretty depressing. But luckily the talk-balk afterwards was positive and uplifting." Another audience member said, "This story can be felt across cultures and workers of different nationalities and it is an important story to share."

Diwang Pinay [Spirit of the Filipina, is an annual performance and silent auction in New York City showcasing Filipina/Filipina-American performers] coincides with Kabalikat's 4th anniversary and is being held in commemoration of the 100th anniversary, on March 8th, of International Working Women's Day.