By Roxanne Torres Two guards stood outside the main entrance of Bellevue Hospital Center in Manhattan, the oldest public hospital in United States. Two Filipino nurses in their blue medical scrubs nodded to the two men in a show of familiarity. These nurses have been working in one of the busiest hospitals for roughly 23 years. Once, they were immigrants, part of the … [Read more...] about Diminishing Jobs for Filipino Nursing Graduates
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Immigrants Downgraded in Their Occupation
by Sabirah Abdus-Sabur With a distinct Scottish accent and a quick smile, Roxanne Aston has a humorous personality. “You can call me Roxy,” she says with a laugh. Aston’s dark brown eyes occasionally divert, often mentioning what she observes of other people in the café while in the course of telling her own story. On a recent Saturday morning, Aston is wearing a beige … [Read more...] about Immigrants Downgraded in Their Occupation