All posts by Chelsea Batista

Jamaican and Proud!

May 22, 2014 Chelsea Batista

Raven Lemon’s Interview as Told by Chelsea Batista Kicking it in Kingston I was born in Kingston. And I lived in Saint Catherine. I lived with my aunt, because my mom worked all the time and my dad already lived in the US. My aunts were very … Continue Reading ››

Medicine, Work

Even Our Elders Help Their Elders

May 22, 2014 Chelsea Batista

Even Our Elders Help Their Elders *All names besides the interviewee's have been changed for privacy reasons* *Interviewee’s quotes have been translated from Spanish to English* Some would think that once a woman is passed the age of 65, she should be laying back in her house, retired and living off her pension. However, for those like Luisa … Continue Reading ››

Caribbean, Immigration Narrative

Dominican-Raised, Brooklyn-Born Woman

March 11, 2014 Chelsea Batista

My family is very large in total, but the vast majority of it is on my mother’s side. And the vast majority of that consists of women. The oldest relative I have ever known is my great-grandmother from my mother’s side, the matriarch of our family. In a small campo outside of the capital of … Continue Reading ››