{"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\/vi\/mery-davis-home-care-worker-and-seiu-1199-member\/","title":{"rendered":"Mery Davis, nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean ch\u0103m s\u00f3c t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean SEIU 1199"},"content":{"rendered":"
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T\u00f4i c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t \u00edt b\u1ee9c \u1ea3nh v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u1ebfn M\u1ef9. C\u00f3 l\u00fac, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee5p \u1ea3nh hai ch\u1ecb em t\u00f4i khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m Honduras sau khi \u0111\u1ee9a con \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng khi t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf M\u1ef9, c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 c\u01b0\u1edbp t\u00f4i v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y m\u1ea5t cu\u1ed1n s\u1ed5 c\u00f3 \u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Tuy nhi\u00ean, s\u1ef1 m\u1ea5t m\u00e1t \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y.<\/p>\n

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Khi c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i tr\u1ebb l\u1edbn l\u00ean \u1edf Honduras, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 b\u1ea1n trai. R\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng y\u00eau t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi h\u1ecd: \u201cH\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i y\u00ean. T\u00f4i \u0111ang h\u1ecdc, ch\u01a1i b\u00f3ng r\u1ed5 v\u00e0 ch\u01a1i trong ban nh\u1ea1c.\u201d Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, t\u00f4i c\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng t\u00f4i th\u00edch nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng y\u00eau.<\/p>\n

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Khi t\u00f4i 13 tu\u1ed5i, t\u00f4i m\u01a1 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd c\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng ch\u00e2u Phi: cao, \u0111\u1eb9p trai, s\u1ed1ng m\u0169i cao, m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng, s\u00e2m panh v\u00e0 cam, \u0111\u1ed9i m\u0169 \u0111en. \u01af\u1edbc m\u01a1 n\u00e0y cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u0169ng s\u1ebd th\u00e0nh hi\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c, nh\u01b0ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn 30 n\u0103m sau.<\/p>\n

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C\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi vi\u1ebft b\u00e1o cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. D\u00f9 \u00f4ng l\u00e0 cha d\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i v\u1eabn g\u1ecdi \u00f4ng l\u00e0 \u201cb\u1ed1\u201d v\u00ec \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 nu\u00f4i d\u01b0\u1ee1ng t\u00f4i. Anh \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i; kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 con \u201cth\u1eadt s\u1ef1\u201d c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. T\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 nh\u1edd anh \u1ea5y v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y h\u1ecd c\u1ee7a anh \u1ea5y, Davis. M\u1eb9 v\u00e0 c\u00e1c em g\u00e1i t\u00f4i chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn M\u1ef9 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. H\u1ecd r\u1eddi \u0111i khi t\u00f4i 18 tu\u1ed5i, trong khi t\u00f4i \u1edf l\u1ea1i Honduras v\u1edbi d\u00ec. N\u0103m n\u0103m sau, \u1edf tu\u1ed5i 24, t\u00f4i gia nh\u1eadp h\u1ecd c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi ch\u1ed3ng t\u00f4i, Leonard. C\u00f9ng nhau, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 ba \u0111\u1ee9a con.<\/p>\n

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Trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, con g\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t t\u00ean Elizabeth. <\/em>T\u00f4i l\u00e0 Mery Elizabeth. Con \u00fat c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i t\u00ean l\u00e0 Elizabeth Sabrina. T\u00f4i mang thai c\u00f4 \u1ea5y khi t\u00f4i tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng d\u00e2n Hoa K\u1ef3 v\u00e0o n\u0103m 2001. Hi\u1ec7n nay, c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111ang theo h\u1ecdc khoa h\u1ecdc ph\u00e1p y t\u1ea1i \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc Howard v\u1edbi nguy\u1ec7n v\u1ecdng tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh b\u00e1c s\u0129. <\/p>\n

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Con trai gi\u1eefa c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, Robert Lee, s\u1ed1ng \u1edf Florida v\u00e0 \u0111ang h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh k\u1ef9 s\u01b0 \u00f4 t\u00f4. \u0110\u00f3 lu\u00f4n l\u00e0 \u01b0\u1edbc m\u01a1 c\u1ee7a anh. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c con t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng: \u201cCon ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ai \u0111\u00f3 trong cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng\u201d. Anh \u1ea5y s\u1ebd th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u01b0\u1edbc m\u01a1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Con trai \u00f4ng \u1ea5y (ch\u00e1u trai t\u00f4i) l\u00e0 Robert III\u2014v\u00e0 l\u00e0 th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 th\u1ee9 ba c\u1ee7a Davis.<\/p>\n

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Edward, con c\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, sinh ra v\u00e0 l\u1edbn l\u00ean \u1edf Honduras. Anh \u1ea5y s\u1ed1ng \u1edf Boston, c\u00f2n t\u00f4i s\u1ed1ng \u1edf Chelsea, Massachusetts. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea5u tranh \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a con trai t\u00f4i sang M\u1ef9. Anh gia nh\u1eadp Job Corp., n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i trong c\u00e1c ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh d\u1ea1y ngh\u1ec1 v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn b\u1eb1ng v\u1ec1 h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 y t\u1ebf. Hi\u1ec7n anh l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c trong l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng, s\u01a1n, s\u1eeda ch\u1eefa c\u0103n h\u1ed9 v\u00e0 c\u01a1 kh\u00ed.<\/p>\n

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Ch\u1ed3ng c\u0169 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i Honduras v\u00e0 t\u00f4i h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac khi l\u00e0m m\u1eb9 \u0111\u01a1n th\u00e2n. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1c con t\u00f4i lu\u00f4n n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng: \u201cCon c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1eddi, v\u00ec m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd k\u1ebft h\u00f4n n\u00ean con ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n trai\u201d. Robert l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i l\u00ean Facebook, n\u01a1i c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eafn tin cho t\u00f4i: \u201cT\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 xem h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n v\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u00edch n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n\u201d. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i lu\u00f4n c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o t\u00f4i: \u201c\u0110\u1eebng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1\u201d, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ebft b\u1ea1n v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb Nigeria, l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang h\u1ecdc \u1edf Malaysia. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n qua \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i.<\/p>

Sau 5 n\u0103m t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u nhau, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i k\u1ebft h\u00f4n v\u00e0o n\u0103m 2019. T\u00f4i m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc v\u00e1y m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng\/s\u00e2m panh v\u00ec theo v\u0103n h\u00f3a c\u1ee7a anh \u1ea5y, ch\u00fa r\u1ec3 v\u00e0 c\u00f4 d\u00e2u m\u1eb7c c\u00f9ng m\u00e0u. Khi m\u1eb7c v\u00e1y c\u01b0\u1edbi, t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh hi\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c. Ch\u1ed3ng t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng k\u1ebft h\u00f4n tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. L\u1eddi khuy\u00ean c\u1ee7a cha anh \u1ea5y l\u00e0 "h\u00e3y ch\u0103m s\u00f3c b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n, h\u1ecdc h\u00e0nh v\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3 t\u00ecm ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh". M\u1eb9 anh \u1ea5y m\u1ea5t khi anh \u1ea5y c\u00f2n nh\u1ecf, nh\u01b0ng cha anh \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 114 tu\u1ed5i tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi qua \u0111\u1eddi! \u00d4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 vua c\u1ee7a ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng m\u00ecnh \u1edf bang Delta, Nigeria, v\u00ec v\u1eady ch\u1ed3ng t\u00f4i l\u00e0 "ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed" ch\u00e2u Phi trong m\u01a1 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.<\/p>

\u0110\u00e3 b\u1ed1n n\u0103m tr\u00f4i qua k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i k\u1ebft h\u00f4n, v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng anh \u1ea5y c\u0169ng s\u1ebd s\u1edbm c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i du l\u1ecbch \u0111\u1ebfn Hoa K\u1ef3 \u0111\u1ec3 \u1edf b\u00ean t\u00f4i. L\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng d\u00e2n Hoa K\u1ef3, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u1ed9p \u0111\u01a1n xin cho anh \u1ea5y v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng anh \u1ea5y s\u1ebd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng d\u00e2n Hoa K\u1ef3, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111o\u00e0n t\u1ee5 v\u1edbi ch\u1ed3ng m\u00ecnh s\u1edbm h\u01a1n, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec t\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u1ec7m khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i k\u1ebft h\u00f4n. Tuy nhi\u00ean, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng s\u1ebd \u1edf b\u00ean nhau sau bao nhi\u00eau n\u0103m ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. <\/p>


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T\u00f4i c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t \u00edt b\u1ee9c \u1ea3nh v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u1ebfn M\u1ef9. C\u00f3 l\u00fac, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee5p \u1ea3nh hai ch\u1ecb em t\u00f4i khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m Honduras sau khi \u0111\u1ee9a con \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng khi t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf M\u1ef9, c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 c\u01b0\u1edbp t\u00f4i v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y m\u1ea5t cu\u1ed1n s\u1ed5 c\u00f3 \u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. 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