Yoshi Her, zoon van Hmong-vluchteling en SEIU HCMN-lid
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, immigrant uit de Filippijnen en lid van 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, thuiszorgmedewerker en SEIU 1199-lid
Ik heb heel weinig foto's van mijn leven voordat ik in Amerika aankwam. Op een gegeven moment had ik een foto van mijn zussen en mij toen ze Honduras bezochten nadat mijn eerste kind was geboren. Maar toen ik in Amerika begon te werken, beroofde iemand me en nam mijn zakboekje mee waar ik de foto in had. Dat verlies weerhield me er echter niet van om hier een goed leven te hebben.
Marlyn Hoilette, immigrant uit Jamaica en SEIU 1199-lid
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, conciërge van een openbare school in Detroit, Michigan en lid van 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, immigrant van de eerste generatie en lid van 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, immigrant uit India en lid van 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 […]
