Teresa DeLeon, imigrante mula sa Pilipinas at miyembro ng 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, home care worker at miyembro ng SEIU 1199
Kakaunti lang ang mga litrato ko sa buhay ko bago ako dumating sa America. Sa ilang mga punto, mayroon akong larawan ng aking mga kapatid na babae at ako nang bumisita sila sa Honduras pagkatapos ipanganak ang aking unang anak. Pero noong nagsimula akong magtrabaho sa America, may nanakawan sa akin at kinuha ang aking pocketbook kung saan ako nakalagay ng litrato. Ang pagkawalang iyon ay hindi naging hadlang para magkaroon ako ng magandang buhay dito.
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, imigrante mula sa India at miyembro ng 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 […]
