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 […]
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 […]
