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The stories of 18 immigrant families from East Harlem and their experiences with one of New York's deeply-rooted organizationsOn any given weekday, people stream in and out of Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service's bright, airy building on 115th Street. They are mostly mothers who find their way to LSA, sometimes only weeks after crossing the border from Mexico, having heard of the support that las hermanitas (the little sisters) offer. Opening a window into the world of New York's Spanish-speaking newcomers, Mutuality in El Barrio combines oral histories with archival research of the history, spirituality, and ministry of LSA to present how this well-established organization serves vulnerable populations with a unique approach they call mutuality.LSA is part of a network of East Harlem's powerful grassroots organizations that draws from the remarkable strengths of local families in its community. It is a place of healing and empowerment focused on the overall holisti

Mutuality in El Barrio

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The stories of 18 immigrant families from East Harlem and their experiences with one of New York's deeply-rooted organizationsOn any... Read more

    Publisher: Fordham University Press
    Publication Date: 4/16/2024
    ISBN13: 9781531506421, 978-1531506421
    ISBN10: 1531506429

    Non Fiction , History , Non Fiction

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    The stories of 18 immigrant families from East Harlem and their experiences with one of New York's deeply-rooted organizationsOn any given weekday, people stream in and out of Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service's bright, airy building on 115th Street. They are mostly mothers who find their way to LSA, sometimes only weeks after crossing the border from Mexico, having heard of the support that las hermanitas (the little sisters) offer. Opening a window into the world of New York's Spanish-speaking newcomers, Mutuality in El Barrio combines oral histories with archival research of the history, spirituality, and ministry of LSA to present how this well-established organization serves vulnerable populations with a unique approach they call mutuality.LSA is part of a network of East Harlem's powerful grassroots organizations that draws from the remarkable strengths of local families in its community. It is a place of healing and empowerment focused on the overall holisti

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