Teresa DeLeon, oo ka timid Filibiin xubinna ka ah 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, shaqaalaha daryeelka guriga iyo xubin SEIU 1199
Waxaan haystaa sawirro aad u yar oo noloshayda ah ka hor intaanan iman Ameerika. Mararka qaarkood, waxaan lahaa sawir aniga iyo walaalahey markii ay booqdeen Honduras ka dib markii uu dhashay cunugeyga koowaad. Laakiin markii aan shaqada ka bilaabay Ameerika, qof baa i dhacay oo jeebkayga ka qaatay meesha aan sawirka ku haystay. Khasaaradaasi igama celin in aan nolol wanaagsan ku helo halkan.
Marlyn Hoilette, immigrant from Jamaica and SEIU 1199 member
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, soogalootiga Hindiya iyo SEIU Local 1000 xubin
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 […]
