돈이 미국 시민권의 장벽이 되어서는 안 됩니다.
"저는 미국 경제에 필수적인 일꾼으로서 기여하게 되어 자랑스럽습니다. 여기까지 오기까지 긴 여정이었습니다. 엘살바도르는 제 첫 번째 고향이었지만 엄청난 지진이 발생한 후 저는 집도 없이 아무것도 가진 것이 없는 노숙자가 되었습니다. 겁에 질려 다른 선택의 여지가 없던 저는 미국으로 건너와 임시 보호 신분(TPS)을 통해 안전한 피난처와 취업 허가를 받았습니다. 저는 가족을 위한 삶을 재건하기 시작했습니다." - 마리아 바라호나, SEIU 로컬 2015 회원이자 재택 간호 제공자
몽족 난민의 아들이자 SEIU HCMN 회원인 Yoshi Her
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 […]
테레사 델레온, 필리핀 출신 이민자이자 SEIU 1199NW 회원
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. […]
메리 데이비스, 재가 요양보호사 및 SEIU 1199 회원
저는 미국에 도착하기 전의 사진을 거의 가지고 있지 않습니다. 첫 아이가 태어난 후 온두라스를 방문했을 때 여동생들과 함께 찍은 사진 한 장이 있었어요. 하지만 미국에서 일을 시작했을 때 누군가 사진을 담은 제 수첩을 강도로부터 빼앗아 갔어요. 하지만 그 손실이 제가 이곳에서 좋은 삶을 사는 데 방해가 되지는 않았어요.
말린 호일렛, 자메이카 출신 이민자이자 SEIU 1199 회원
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 […]
미시간주 디트로이트의 공립학교 청소부이자 SEIU 로컬 1 회원인 마키타 블랜차드(Markita Blanchard)
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 […]
마리아 누노-에스트라다, 이민 1세대이자 워커스 유나이티드 회원
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 […]
바비 두타, 인도 출신 이민자이자 SEIU 로컬 1000 회원
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 […]
