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 […]
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 […]