Thursday, September 22, 2011

Women immigrants share stories

This photographic exhibit tells and shows the fascinating stories of 18 immigrant women and their struggles to get to this country. - - Donna Poisl

By Denise Dick

About two years ago, Youngstown State University professor Rosemary D’Apolito started to notice a change in the Mahoning Valley’s demographics.

She saw women in grocery stores and other places around town from the Middle East and from parts of Asia and Africa. There were more ethnic grocery stores and churches.

“I would see women in the grocery store and talk to them in line,” said D’Apolito, an associate professor of sociology and anthropology.
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