Teresa DeLeon, inmigrante de Filipinas y miembro de 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, trabajadora de cuidados a domicilio y miembro de SEIU 1199
Tengo muy pocas fotos de mi vida antes de llegar a Estados Unidos. En algún momento, tuve una foto de mis hermanas y yo cuando visitaron Honduras después de que naciera mi primer hijo. Pero cuando empecé a trabajar en Estados Unidos, alguien me robó y se llevó la cartera donde tenía la foto. Sin embargo, esa pérdida no me impidió tener una buena vida aquí.
Marlyn Hoilette, inmigrante de Jamaica y miembro de 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, inmigrante de la India y miembro de 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 […]
