{"id":804,"date":"2024-05-16T15:30:42","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T15:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iamerica.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=804"},"modified":"2024-09-24T16:23:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T20:23:01","slug":"mery-davis-home-care-worker-and-seiu-1199-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/so\/mery-davis-home-care-worker-and-seiu-1199-member\/","title":{"rendered":"Mery Davis, shaqaalaha daryeelka guriga iyo xubin SEIU 1199"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"804\" class=\"elementor elementor-804\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92ac69d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92ac69d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-734eeeab\" data-id=\"734eeeab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d13cdc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d13cdc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Sida gabadh yar oo ku soo koray Honduras, dhammaan asxaabtayda waxay lahaayeen saaxiibo. Rag badan baa i jeclaa, laakiin waxaan ku idhi, \u201cI daaya. Waxaan bartaa oo aan ciyaaraa kubbadda koleyga oo waxaan ka ciyaaraa kooxda.\u201d Ugu dambayntii, waxaan guursaday nin aan jeclaa, balse maan jeclayn.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Markii aan jiray 13, waxaan ku riyooday inaan guursado nin Afrikaan ah: dheer, qurux badan, san xoog leh, oo soo xidhay dhar dahab ah, champagne, iyo orange, koofiyad madow. Riyadan ayaa rumowday ka dib, laakiin maaha ilaa 30 sano kadib.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Sheekadayda Ameerikaanku runtii waxay ka bilaabataa aabahay, kaas oo warqadaha u geliyay dhammaanteen. In kasta oo uu ahaa aabbahay aabbahay, waxaan ugu yeedhay \u201caabbo\u201d sababtoo ah wuu i koriyey. Aad buu noogu dadaalay; Qofna ma u sheegi karin in aanu ahayn carruurtiisa &quot;dhabta ah&quot;. Anigu waxaan ahay isaga dartiis, waxaana ballan qaaday inaan qaato magaciisa dambe, Davis. Hooyaday iyo walaalahay iga yar waxay u guureen Ameerika marka hore. Waxay tageen aniga oo 18 jir ah, markii aan Honduras la joogay eeddaday. Shan sano ka dib, aniga oo 24 jir ah, waxaan ku biiray iyaga iyo ninkeyga, Leonard. Waxaan wada dhalnay saddex carruur ah.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Qoyskayaga, gabadh kasta oo curad ah ayaa la magacaabay <em>Elizabeth. <\/em>Waxaan ahay Mery Elizabeth. Kan iigu yar waxaa la yiraahdaa Elizabeth Sabrina. Waxa aan uur lahaa iyada markii aan qaatay dhalashada Maraykanka 2001. Maanta, waxa ay jaamacadda Howard ka dhigatay cilmiga dambi-baadhista, iyada oo hammi ah in ay noqoto dhakhtar.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Wiilkayga dhexe, Robert Lee, wuxuu ku nool yahay Florida, wuxuuna baranayaa inuu noqdo injineer baabuur. Taasi weligeed waxay ahayd riyadiisa. Waxaan u sheegaa carruurtayda, &quot;Waa inaad noqotaa qof nolosha ka mid ah.&quot; Wuu fulin doonaa riyadiisa. Wiilkiisa (wiilkayga) waa Robert III-iyo jiilka saddexaad ee Davis.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Edward, curadkayga, waxa uu ku dhashay kuna barbaaray Honduras. Waxa uu ku nool yahay Boston, halka aan ku noolahay Chelsea, Massachusetts. Waxay ahayd inaan u dagaallamo si aan wiilkayga u keeno Ameerika. Waxa uu ku biiray Job Corp., oo dhalinyarada u tababara barnaamijyada farsamada gacanta oo uu ka qaatay shahaadada diiwaanka caafimaadka. Hadda waxa uu ka shaqeeyaa dhismaha, rinjiyeynta, hagaajinta guryaha, iyo makaanikada.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Ninkeygii hore wuxuu ku laabtay Honduras, waxaana ku farxay hooyo keligeed ah. Laakiin carruurtaydu waxay had iyo jeer ii sheegaan, &quot;Waxaad u baahan tahay lammaane, sababtoo ah waxaan guursan doonnaa maalin maalmaha ka mid ah si aad u hesho saaxiib.&quot; Robert wuxuu ahaa kii i galiyay Facebook, halkaas oo qof ii soo diray fariin: &quot;Waan arkay profile kaaga, waan ka helay dhoola cadeyntaada.&quot; Inkasta oo hooyaday ay had iyo jeer iga digtay, &quot;Ha la hadlin dadka aan garanayn,&quot; waxaan saaxiibnimo la yeeshay nin u dhashay Nigeria, oo wax ku baranayay Malaysia. Ugu dambayntii waxa aanu bilownay in aanu ku wada hadalno talefanka.<\/p><p>Ka dib 5 sano oo aan is barannay, waxaan is guursanay 2019. Waxaan soo xirtay dhar dahab ah \/ champagne sababtoo ah dhaqankiisa, arooska iyo aroosadda waxay xirtaan midabyo isku mid ah. Markii aan gashaday lebbiska arooska, waxaan dareemay in riyadaydu ay soo baxday. Ninkeyga weligii hore ma guursan. Taladii aabbihii waxay ahayd \u201c is daryeesho, wax baro, dabadeedna naagtaada raadso. Hooyadii waxay dhimatay isagoo wiil yar ah, laakiin aabihii wuxuu jiray 114 ka hor intuusan dhaafin! Wuxuu ahaa boqorka tuuladiisa oo ku taal Gobolka Delta, Nigeria, marka ninkaygu waa &quot;amiirka&quot; Afrikaanka ee riyadeyda.<\/p><p>Waxaa laga joogaa afar sano tan iyo markii aan is guursanay, ugu dambeyntiina wuxuu dhawaan awoodi doonaa inuu u safro Mareykanka si uu ila joogo. Muwaadin Maraykan ah, waxaan awoodaa inaan u dacwoodo isaga oo ugu dambayntii wuxuu awoodi doonaa inuu noqdo muwaadin Maraykan ah, sidayda oo kale. Waxaan la midoobi karay ninkeyga si dhaqsi ah, haddii uusan ahayn madaxweynaha xafiiska marka aan is guursano. Ugu dambayntii, waannu wada joogi doonnaa sannado badan oo sugitaan ah ka dib.&nbsp;<\/p><div><br><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><p><\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mery-Davis-daugher-howard.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"1617\" src=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mery-Davis-daugher-howard-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mery-Davis-family-crop.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"1610\" src=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mery-Davis-family-crop.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mery-Davis-IMG_1267.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"1606\" 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data-id=\"1622\" src=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mery-Davis-IMG_1286.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mery-Davis-sonJPG.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"1620\" src=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mery-Davis-sonJPG.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mery-Davis-w-client-IMG_1294.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"1624\" src=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mery-Davis-w-client-IMG_1294-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mery-Davis-wedding.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"1614\" src=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mery-Davis-wedding-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mery-Davis-youth-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"1607\" src=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mery-Davis-youth-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mery-Davis-youth-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"1621\" src=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mery-Davis-youth-2-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><\/p><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":897,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[8,11],"tags":[16,15],"class_list":["post-804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-our-stories","tag-first-generation","tag-naturalized-citizen"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mery Davis, home care worker and SEIU 1199 member - iAmerica<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/so\/mery-davis-home-care-worker-and-seiu-1199-member\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"so_SO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mery Davis, home care worker and SEIU 1199 member - iAmerica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I have very few photos from my life before I arrived in America. 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