migrating to a new life

A photographic collection of the journey to a new life. By: Jennifer A. Rodriguez

Where forced out of their land

The Fi rst to Mi grate to t he Lat i n Worl d

The uproot i ng of t he peopl e…

On The Journey of No Ret urn

Taken From Thei r Land

A New Li f e Woul d Begi n

No Mat t er Where I n The Wor l d They were t reat ed di f f erent l y…

But The Day Woul d Arr i ve, When They Woul d Fi nal l y Be Free. .

And The I nj ust i ce Woul d Be No More

Peopl e i n Desi ccat e Lat i n Amer i ca and ot her Depr i ved Count r i es are Tryi ng t o Escape t he Pr i son of Povert y

Wi t h No Where El se To Turn…

They Look To The Nort h

Though Some Were Not Al l owed I n…

Thei r Hope Was St rong Enough t o Get Them

Through t he Di f f i cul t Journey

But Those Who Do Survi ve, Know That I t Was Wort h t he Journey…

Because Somet hi ng i s Bet t er Than Not hi ng

And So The New Li f e of The Peopl e Began

Bot h The Af r i can, Lat i no, and Ot her Groups of Mi grat i ng Peopl e Hel p

Bui l d a New Face of a Nat i on

But Never Forget t i ng Who They Are and Where They

Came From…

The End