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 […]
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 […]
