លុយមិនគួរជាឧបសគ្គចំពោះភាពជាពលរដ្ឋនៅសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកទេ។
“I’m proud to contribute to America’s economy as an essential worker—it’s been a long road to get here. El Salvador was my first home, but after a devastating earthquake struck, I was left homeless and with nothing to call my own. Terrified and out of options, I came to the U.S. and was granted a safe haven and work permit through Temporary Protected Status (TPS). I started rebuilding a life for my family.” – Maria Barahona, SEIU Local 2015 Member and Home Care Provider
Yoshi Her កូនប្រុសរបស់ជនភៀសខ្លួនជនជាតិ Hmong និងសមាជិក SEIU HCMN
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 […]
Teresa DeLeon ជនអន្តោប្រវេសន៍មកពីប្រទេសហ្វីលីពីន និងជាសមាជិកនៃ 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 បុគ្គលិកថែទាំផ្ទះ និងសមាជិក SEIU 1199
ខ្ញុំមានរូបថតតិចតួចណាស់ពីជីវិតរបស់ខ្ញុំមុនពេលខ្ញុំមកដល់អាមេរិក។ នៅចំណុចខ្លះ ខ្ញុំមានរូបភាពរបស់បងប្អូនស្រីរបស់ខ្ញុំ និងខ្ញុំនៅពេលដែលពួកគេបានទៅលេងប្រទេសហុងឌូរ៉ាស បន្ទាប់ពីកូនដំបូងរបស់ខ្ញុំបានកើតមក។ ប៉ុន្តែពេលខ្ញុំចាប់ផ្តើមធ្វើការនៅអាមេរិក មាននរណាម្នាក់ប្លន់ខ្ញុំ ហើយយកសៀវភៅហោប៉ៅដែលខ្ញុំមានរូបថត។ ការបាត់បង់នោះមិនបានធ្វើឲ្យខ្ញុំមានជីវិតល្អនៅទីនេះទេ។
Marlyn Hoilette, immigrant from Jamaica and SEIU 1199 member
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 […]
Markita Blanchard អ្នកថែទាំសាលាសាធារណៈមកពីទីក្រុង Detroit រដ្ឋ Michigan និងសមាជិក SEIU Local 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 […]
Maria Nuno-Estrada ជនអន្តោប្រវេសន៍ជំនាន់ទីមួយ និងជាសមាជិក Workers United
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 […]
Bobby Dutta ជនអន្តោប្រវេសន៍មកពីប្រទេសឥណ្ឌា និងសមាជិក 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 […]
