يوشي هير، ابن اللاجئين من همونغ وعضو اتحاد موظفي الخدمة الدولي في جنوب أفريقيا
I was born in the United States, but my parents were not. As Hmong refugees, they migrated from Laos to a refugee camp in Thailand before they came to the United States. During what was known as “The Secret War” in Laos, the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) recruited indigenous Hmong people to fight […]
تيريزا ديليون، مهاجرة من الفلبين وعضو في SEIU 1199NW
When my father first arrived in the U.S., he slept on his cousin’s couch in a one-bedroom apartment. At night, he would sneak into the bathroom to cry because he missed his family. Later, my mother and younger sisters joined him, but as a toddler, I was left with my Lola (grandmother) in the Philippines. […]
ميري ديفيس، عاملة رعاية منزلية وعضو في SEIU 1199
لدي عدد قليل جدًا من الصور من حياتي قبل وصولي إلى أمريكا. في مرحلة ما، كانت لدي صورة لي ولأخواتي عندما زاروا هندوراس بعد ولادة طفلي الأول. لكن عندما بدأت العمل في أمريكا، سرقني أحدهم وأخذ محفظتي حيث كانت لدي الصورة. لكن تلك الخسارة لم تمنعني من التمتع بحياة جيدة هنا.
مارلين هويليت، مهاجرة من جامايكا وعضوة في SEIU 1199
I am one of seven siblings. Three of us live in Florida and four in New York. Two of my brothers work in transportation in New York City, and two of my sisters are nurses, like me. The oldest of us is about to retire. My mom says she has no regrets; she can retire […]
ماركيتا بلانشارد، عاملة نظافة في مدرسة عامة من ديترويت، ميشيغان وعضوة في اتحاد عمال الخدمات المحلي رقم 1
I had a fairytale childhood growing up on the westside of Detroit. My three brothers and I live in the same house we were raised in and where we now care for our 93-year-old mother. Throughout my teenage years, I was surrounded by people who, on a daily basis, said that “Mexicans came to this […]
ماريا نونو استرادا، مهاجرة من الجيل الأول وعضوة في نقابة العمال المتحدة
The American dream—an ethos that many aspire to, yet struggle to attain. For some, it is a basic hope of being able to sleep peacefully at night, awake in the morning, find opportunity to work, provide for our families, put food on the table, have access to electricity and running water, and ensure our children […]
بوبي دوتا، مهاجر من الهند وعضو اتحاد عمال الخدمات المحلي رقم 1000
I was born and raised in India and arrived in the U.S. as a teenager during the late 1970s. My family separation story began when I was 9 years old. My grandmother, who lived in Scotland at the time, got sick, so my mother decided to leave India to take care of her. She intended […]
