migrating to a new life
TRANSCRIPT
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