Teresa DeLeon, imigrantica sa Filipina i članica 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. […]
Mery Davis, službenica za kućnu njegu i članica SEIU 1199
Imam vrlo malo fotografija iz svog života prije nego što sam stigao u Ameriku. U nekom trenutku, imala sam sliku mojih sestara i mene kada su posjetile Honduras nakon što se rodilo moje prvo dijete. Ali kada sam počeo da radim u Americi, neko me je opljačkao i odneo mi džepni list u kome sam imao fotografiju. Međutim, taj gubitak me nije spriječio da ovdje živim dobro.
Marlyn Hoilette, imigrantica sa Jamajke i članica 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 […]
Bobby Dutta, imigrant iz Indije i član SEIU Local 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 […]
