Teresa DeLeon, imigrante das Filipinas e membro do 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, trabalhadora de assistência domiciliar e membro do SEIU 1199
Tenho muito poucas fotos de minha vida antes de chegar aos Estados Unidos. Em algum momento, eu tinha uma foto de minhas irmãs e eu quando elas visitaram Honduras depois que meu primeiro filho nasceu. Mas quando comecei a trabalhar nos Estados Unidos, alguém me roubou e levou minha carteira de bolso onde estava a foto. No entanto, essa perda não me impediu de ter uma vida boa aqui.
Marlyn Hoilette, imigrante da Jamaica e membro do SEIU 1199
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 […]
Bobby Dutta, imigrante da Índia e membro do 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 […]
