Medicated for your Protection – Portraits of Mental Illness LIMITED ...

Bobby, 64, was born in Manila, Philippines. He gave me thesedetails about his life. He grew up in Downey, California, and he hasresided at Harbor View since 1974. He moved here because “I can’tmake it in the world, I was crazy.” His mother was Filipino andhis dad was Irish or Scottish. They are both deceased, but he hasone younger brother and sister who send him money and call himregularly. His job at Harbor View is to drop off the mail at the postoffice down the street. Bobby has a habit of approaching strangers,pointing in their faces, and asking them if they are Republicans orDemocrats.37