“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.
5. Reencuentro familiar / Family reunion
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I came from Guatemala in order to be reunited with my husband and two children. I came here knowing that my life would change, but it was very different from what had I imagined. I arrived only to live with my family in a very small room where we did not have enough space. My children cry because they don’t have a larger space to play. In the same room we eat, I store my dishes, and the dining table is converted into a table where my children study. We cannot afford a larger home because rent in San Francisco is very high. I wonder if this experience of living in such cramped surroundings is similar to that of other immigrant families.
—Conception
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 |
