योशी हेर, हमोंग शरणार्थियों के बेटे और SEIU HCMN सदस्य
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 […]
टेरेसा डिलियोन, फिलीपींस से आई आप्रवासी और SEIU 1199NW की सदस्य
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. […]
मेरी डेविस, गृह देखभाल कार्यकर्ता और SEIU 1199 सदस्य
अमेरिका आने से पहले मेरे पास अपनी ज़िंदगी की बहुत कम तस्वीरें हैं। एक समय था जब मेरी बहनें और मैं अपने पहले बच्चे के जन्म के बाद होंडुरास आए थे। लेकिन जब मैंने अमेरिका में काम करना शुरू किया, तो किसी ने मुझे लूट लिया और मेरी पॉकेटबुक ले ली जिसमें मेरी तस्वीर थी। हालाँकि, उस नुकसान ने मुझे यहाँ एक अच्छा जीवन जीने से नहीं रोका।
मार्लिन होइलेट, जमैका से आये आप्रवासी और SEIU 1199 सदस्य
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 […]
मार्किटा ब्लांचर्ड, डेट्रॉयट, मिशिगन की पब्लिक स्कूल चौकीदार और SEIU लोकल 1 सदस्य
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 […]
मारिया नूनो-एस्ट्राडा, पहली पीढ़ी की आप्रवासी और वर्कर्स यूनाइटेड की सदस्य
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 […]
बॉबी दत्ता, भारत से आये आप्रवासी और SEIU लोकल 1000 के सदस्य
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 […]
