“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.
14. Desde mi ventana / From my window
Picture 14 of 24
This is the window of my apartment from which I used to see and talk daily to my mostly Latino neighbors about what was happening. Now, there are only five Latino families in the building, where before we were twenty-seven. Each time an apartment is vacated, the owner will remodel it and double or triple the rent. Newcomers do not relate to the rest of us, and some of them are bothered by the noise that our children make. I miss the neighbors who left because we treated each other like family and shared our sorrows and joys. As we have been in the apartment for a long time, the owner doesn’t make repairs and I worry that the paint, which is peeling off of the walls and windows, has lead and will affect my children’s health.
—Ana
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 |
