Teresa DeLeon, mhamiaji kutoka Ufilipino na mwanachama wa 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, mfanyakazi wa huduma ya nyumbani na mwanachama wa SEIU 1199
Nina picha chache sana za maisha yangu kabla sijafika Amerika. Wakati fulani, nilikuwa na picha ya dada zangu na mimi walipotembelea Honduras baada ya mtoto wangu wa kwanza kuzaliwa. Lakini nilipoanza kufanya kazi Amerika, mtu fulani aliniibia na kuchukua kijitabu changu cha mfukoni ambapo nilikuwa na picha hiyo. Hasara hiyo haikunizuia kuwa na maisha mazuri hapa ingawa.
Marlyn Hoilette, mhamiaji kutoka Jamaica na mwanachama wa 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, mhamiaji kutoka India na mwanachama wa 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 […]
