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Immigrant Interviews, Manual Labor, Work

Central Park Conservancy: The Center of New York City

Gabriel Mitchell’s Interview as told by Selena Vargas

 Gabriel Mitchell leads a rather active lifestyle in the amazing and breathtaking center of Manhattan; the much revered Central Park. It is not a position he envisioned himself being in growing up on the lush island of Tobago but when one migrates to the United States you never know what turns your life will take.

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Caribbean, Immigration Narrative

Coming from the Dominican Republic…

My extended family had already settled in the United States in the 1970’s prior to my parents immigrating. Many of my aunts and uncles had come with their families to either build businesses or to get a better education; basically the opportunities that most people come to America for. My father was the first person to come to the US. Continue reading Coming from the Dominican Republic… →