“An American Dream?” is the work of eight amazing women who met, learned, cried, laughed and worked together to produce powerful portraits of courage and resiliency. These photographs and narratives are organized around themes that the group found it important to address in their research: the living conditions that families are forced to endure, their impact on health and well-being, fear of eviction and ending up on the streets, the fires and displacement occurring in the Mission, resiliency and hope, and potential changes and solutions.
10. Multiusos / Multipurpose
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I live in one room that I call multi-purpose and I think it is the same size as the memory in my cell phone because I keep everything there. This room becomes a dining room at dinner time, a playground for my kids, a bedroom, and a living room when my children do their homework. This place has been our home – my husband’s, my three children’s, and mine – for four years. Abisai, my 2-year-old son, always wants to run and this causes difficulties in living with others. I have to keep him quiet in the room or take him out of the house late at night to avoid more problems. I face this situation with courage and rage, as it causes me to feel frustrated all of the time. I am the pillar of my family and if I do badly, so do my children.
—Olga
PhotoVoice Exhibit Credits
| CASAH-SF Team Ada Alvarado Karen Cohn Shivaun Nestor Laura Olivas Dairo Romero |
Exhibition Volunteers Leticia Contreras Lili Dominguez Margarita Herrera Cynthia Melgoza Lucia Obregón Liliana Ocegueda Sarah Saavedra |
Community Partners Felton House Homeless Prenatal Program Mujeres Unidas y Activas Good Samaritan Family Resource Centers |
| Additional Funding From First5 San Francisco San Francisco Public Health Foundation |
Special Thanks To: Ana Alfaro Alison Bell Ayanna Bennett Serena Chuong Carmen Campuzano Karoleen Feng Barbara Garcia Christopher Gil Mary Hansell Alicia Leon Jhong Laurel Koomak Edward Mamary Melissa Martin Joshua Nossiter Liliana Ocegueda Nancy Sarieh Dawn Surratt Samy’s Camera (John, Neko, Troy, & Yesica) Bertha Villalobos |
