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Category Archives: Medicine

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 ››

Corporate, Ecuador, First Generation Immigrants, Manual Labor, Medicine, Work

Hilda Chiquito: The Opportunity Costs of Life in New York City

May 22, 2014 Lisa Ng

Hilda Chiquito, a petite woman with a dazzling smile, works as an accountant for MRY. Having immigrated to the United States at nineteen with her mom and her two brothers from Manabí, Ecuador, her life changed drastically after settling into New York City. The decision for her to come to the United States was not … Continue Reading ››

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