Reyna Guadalupe Osorio

Authors

Reyna Guadalupe Osorio
Katherine Lopez, Florida International University

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Description

In this interview Reyna Osorio recounts her story before she moved to the United States and her process of immigrating to this country. Reyna explains the dangers of living in El Salvador at the time and how it threatened the safety of her family. She shares her love for her children and the struggles of being a single mother. She explains how her love for her daughters led her to move to this country and consequently work in nurseries. Reyna then shares how the extreme heat and workload affected her body, plus the different types of obstacles she faced while working from nursery to nursery. Reyna’s story gives us an insight into what the life of many immigrants who end up working in nurseries is like.

Publication Date

10-7-2023

Publisher

Florida International University

City

Homestead, Florida

Keywords

Florida International University, Outdoor Workers, Extreme Heat, We Count, Workers’ Rights, Miami Dade County, South Florida, Nurseries, Water, Shade, Rest, Education, Advocacy, Justice, Rights, Heat Campaign, College Students, Oral History

Disciplines

Public Policy | Social Justice

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Video Length: 01:37:55

Biography: Reyna Osorio is 35 years old and moved to the United States from El Salvador with her two daughters in 2018. She is part of We Count!, a non-profit organization of immigrant members and families in South Florida. Reyna has worked in nurseries for about 5 years and is currently advocating through the Que Calor! (How Hot!) campaign for outdoor workers' protection.

Recommended Citation

Osorio, Reyna Guadalupe and Lopez, Katherine, "Reyna Guadalupe Osorio" (2023). Después del Desierto: An Oral History of Women Agricultural Workers in South Florida. 1.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/we-count-student-oral-histories/1