Teresa DeLeon,菲律宾移民,SEIU 1199NW 成员

Teresa, SEIU Member

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. […]

家庭护理工作者兼 SEIU 1199 成员 Mery Davis

Mery, SEIU member

我来美国之前的照片很少。有一次,我拍了一张我和姐姐们在我的第一个孩子出生后去洪都拉斯的照片。但当我开始在美国工作时,有人抢劫了我,拿走了我放着照片的钱包。不过,这次损失并没有阻止我在这里过上好日子。

来自牙买加的移民、SEIU 1199 会员 Marlyn Hoilette

Marlyn, SEIU 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 […]

来自印度的移民、SEIU 地方 1000 会员 Bobby Dutta

Bobby Dutta, immigrant from India and SEIU Local 1000 member

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 […]