Final Remarks Comentarios Finales |
We
would like again to express our deepest gratitude and thanks to all the
families and individuals who made this project possible. We appreciate
all the help from the Somerville and Cambridge community, and from our
own Tufts community. Many thanks to Professor Deborah Pacini-Hernandez,
Rosaura Vega, Nelson Salazar, Esther Flores, Dan Lemus, the rest of the
AHORA students, The Welcome Project, Centro Presente, Concilio Hispano,
Rosemary Antonucci, Cecilia Sosa-Paterson, Dora St. Martin, & the
Somerville Public Library and most importantly for the support we would
like to thank the UB class of Fall 2003!
Mural across the street from Mystic Housing Developments and Welcome Project
AHORA students and Nelson Salazar (Director of the Welcome Project)
A word from Esther:
"I loved participating in this project. It was a great experience for me that I will never be able to forget. I learned a lot of things that I didn't know prior to this project. I got to hear about the experiences of immigrants: their voyage to the United States, their experiences once they were here, their opinions on how different life is here compared to that of their native country, their opinions on the difference of experiences for the different genders,etc,. I had a lot of fun and got to make friends with the Tufts University students I was paired up with. It felt good being of help to them but they were also of help to me because now more than ever I am proud of my Hispanic heritage and the influence it has on my everyday life. This experience with this project has made me more aware of the influence that Hispanic immigration and immigrants has on the city of Somerville and the citizens of Somerville."
"I loved participating in this project. It was a great experience for me that I will never be able to forget. I learned a lot of things that I didn't know prior to this project. I got to hear about the experiences of immigrants: their voyage to the United States, their experiences once they were here, their opinions on how different life is here compared to that of their native country, their opinions on the difference of experiences for the different genders,etc,. I had a lot of fun and got to make friends with the Tufts University students I was paired up with. It felt good being of help to them but they were also of help to me because now more than ever I am proud of my Hispanic heritage and the influence it has on my everyday life. This experience with this project has made me more aware of the influence that Hispanic immigration and immigrants has on the city of Somerville and the citizens of Somerville."
Esther showing Lexie family pictures at her home after a day of fieldwork together.