macar, ncote undation, thnationalndowment for ths parkoundatn, and t reva and davilogan foundaon. ♪ ♪case. when dominicans emigrate to the united states, we give away all our clothes and our belongings. we say, "why bringing stuff to a country where we're going to find everything we need?" and plus, bikinis have no place in the middle of the winter. i come here to boston, i had just got married and come here to start myew family. my husband had immigrated here a yearefore with his family and was working as kitchen aide at a local nursing home. hifamily, nobody spoke english nor had a professional job. i had learned english in high school, and i had just graduated from a bachelor's degree in computer science and engineering. so i'm thinking, "i'm going to boston, i'm going to find a job as soon as possible." i start sending my résumé everywhere, but i don't hear from anybody. nobody's calling me foany interview, and i'm wondering what is going on. i cannot understand what is going on. but i also didn't have anybody to ask so the only person i knew had a professional job was my cousin,