पैसा संयुक्त राज्यमा नागरिकताको लागि बाधा हुनु हुँदैन
“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
योशी हर, Hmong शरणार्थी र SEIU HCMN सदस्य को छोरा
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 डेलियोन, फिलिपिन्सका आप्रवासी र SEIU 1199NW का 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 डेभिस, गृह हेरचाह कार्यकर्ता र SEIU 1199 सदस्य
म अमेरिका आउनु अघि मेरो जीवनका धेरै थोरै तस्बिरहरू छन्। कुनै समयमा, मेरो पहिलो बच्चा जन्मे पछि होन्डुरस भ्रमण गर्दा मेरा दिदीबहिनी र मेरो तस्विर थियो। तर जब मैले अमेरिकामा काम गर्न थाले, कसैले मलाई लुट्यो र मेरो फोटो भएको पकेटबुक लगे। त्यो हानिले मलाई यहाँ राम्रो जीवन बिताउनबाट जोगाउन सकेन।
मार्लिन होइलेट, जमैकाका आप्रवासी र 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 […]
Markita Blanchard, डेट्रोइट, मिशिगन र SEIU स्थानीय 1 सदस्य बाट सार्वजनिक विद्यालय चौकीदार
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 नुनो-एस्ट्राडा, पहिलो पुस्ताको आप्रवासी र श्रमिक संयुक्त 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 […]
बबी दत्ता, भारतबाट आएका आप्रवासी र SEIU स्थानीय 1000 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 […]
