Worker Voices

There are many myths and misconceptions about Islam. Islam is a religion followed by 1.6 billion Muslims around the world. Just as in any religion,...

The work Sahro Jamah Farah does as a Home Care Aide to prepare meals, cook, and clean for her six consumers in the Puget Sound area is both rewarding...

Suggested Reading Population One: Autism, Adversity, and the Will to Succeed This collection of personal essays, by 18-year-old...

It is difficult for parents when they know their child is intelligent, but other people are not able to see it. During my time teaching at a...

When Home Care Aide David Birmingham noticed a rash forming on his consumer’s leg, he opened up a new mobile application on his tablet to send a photo to his...

In 2002, Home Care Aide Chunhua Ye followed her family to Seattle from Taishan, China.  Taishan is located in the Pearl River Delta in southern China and just...

When Chunhua Ye’s aunt became widowed and needed care, she turned to Ye for help. Ye was an obvious choice of caregiver, because her 78-year-old aunt trusted...

For Meegan Olson, where there’s smoke, there’s buffalo. Olson, a Faculty Instructor for SEIU 775 Training Partnership, was in Cusick, Wash., conducting a...

Above Photo: Home Care Aide Isabel Palma works with her Consumer Rebecca Shimko. Isabel and her family escaped civil war in El Salvador in the 80s. Photos...

This feature on El Salvador originally complimented the story on Home Care Aide Isabel Palma in the Spring 2015 issue. Though Mexican-Americans are...