{"id":19269,"date":"2023-05-26T17:01:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T22:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=19269"},"modified":"2025-10-08T09:04:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:04:49","slug":"inmigrantes-negros-hoy-togo-yolande-sanvi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2023\/05\/26\/black-immigrants-today-togo-yolande-sanvi\/","title":{"rendered":"Yolande Sanvi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fws_69dfc72b79f54\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p><em>Pew Research calcula que 1 de cada 10 negros en Estados Unidos es inmigrante. En Black Immigrants Today, Borderless Magazine habl\u00f3 con inmigrantes negros de Chicago sobre sus hogares, sus vidas y los retos a los que se enfrentaron al llegar a Estados Unidos.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_30 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>En la esquina de Western Ave. y la calle 63 se encuentra <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hairbraidingchicago.com\/\">Lanzamiento de su \u00e9xito Trenzado del pelo africano<\/a> (LYS). El interior est\u00e1 repleto de sillones de cuero negro y mesas oscuras en las que se exponen l\u00edneas de productos para el cabello. LYS es una m\u00e1quina bien engrasada. Cuando abre a las 8.30, la propietaria de LYS, Yolande Sanvi, y su equipo barren el estudio, lo limpian, comprueban el inventario y confirman la hora de llegada de clientes y peluqueros.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\">\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dfc72b7ba2e\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle small\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_color_909090 border_style_solid\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dfc72b7c5b6\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"true\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay row-bg-layer\" style=\"background: #FFFFFF; background: linear-gradient(90deg,#FFFFFF 0%,#FFFFFF 100%);  opacity: 1; \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent force-phone-text-align-center inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_1px border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_FFFFFF border_style_solid\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dfc72b7cc4a\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<h4 id=\"news-that-puts-power-under-the-spotlight-and-communities-at-the-center\"><strong>Noticias que ponen el poder en el punto de mira y a las comunidades en el centro.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Suscr\u00edbase a nuestro bolet\u00edn gratuito y reciba actualizaciones dos veces por semana.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: -20px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>Cuando fund\u00f3 su peluquer\u00eda en 1996, Yolande lo hac\u00eda todo sola, con los labios fruncidos y los ojos entrecerrados mientras trenzaba el pelo de una clienta tras otra. Ahora, 27 a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s, tiene un equipo con ella para dirigir el estudio de peluquer\u00eda y la escuela. Dice que ha alcanzado el sue\u00f1o americano y est\u00e1 orgullosa de lo que ha conseguido en las casi tres d\u00e9cadas que han pasado desde que dej\u00f3 Togo y vino a Estados Unidos.<\/p>\n<p>Borderless habl\u00f3 con Sanvi sobre el cabello, la gesti\u00f3n de una peque\u00f1a empresa y por qu\u00e9 cree que es importante compartir las habilidades necesarias con otros como ella para alcanzar el sue\u00f1o americano.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_30 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>Me considero africano, no espec\u00edficamente togol\u00e9s aunque Togo sea mi hogar. Soy de An\u00e9ho, una peque\u00f1a ciudad cerca de Lom\u00e9, la capital de Togo, pero tambi\u00e9n tengo familia en Ben\u00edn. Al crecer, mis padres hac\u00edan hincapi\u00e9 en la educaci\u00f3n, por lo que yo s\u00f3lo me centraba en mis estudios. Mi vida era la escuela, la iglesia, la casa y luego lo mismo al d\u00eda siguiente y al otro. As\u00ed que no tuve esa sensaci\u00f3n de fuerte conexi\u00f3n con la peluquer\u00eda mientras crec\u00eda.<\/p>\n<p>Estudi\u00e9 ingenier\u00eda inform\u00e1tica en Francia en los a\u00f1os 80 y me licenci\u00e9 en 1989. En esa \u00e9poca prob\u00e9 un poco la experiencia de vivir en otro pa\u00eds. Eso hizo que me interesara vivir en el extranjero.<\/p>\n<p>Tras casarme en 1993, dej\u00e9 atr\u00e1s a mis padres y hermanos en Togo y Ben\u00edn y me traslad\u00e9 a Estados Unidos en 1994. Quer\u00eda una vida mejor y alcanzar el sue\u00f1o americano. El sue\u00f1o americano consiste en poder triunfar en la vida y hacer realidad tus propios sue\u00f1os. Yo quer\u00eda la libertad de ser mi propio jefe. \u00bfC\u00f3mo podr\u00eda mejorar mi vida en Estados Unidos? me preguntaba. \u00bfPodr\u00eda mantener mejor a mi familia?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_widgetised_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t<div id=\"sidebar\" data-nectar-ss=\"true\" class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"custom_html-4 1articleright\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\"><h3 id=\"wordpress-popular-posts\" class=\"widget-title\">Entradas populares de WordPress<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><h4 id=\"trending-posts\" class=\"widget-title\">Tendencias<\/h4><div class=\"wpp-shortcode\"><script type=\"application\/json\" data-id=\"wpp-shortcode-inline-js\">{\"title\":\"Trending Posts\",\"limit\":\"3\",\"offset\":0,\"range\":\"custom\",\"time_quantity\":\"124\",\"time_unit\":\"day\",\"freshness\":\"1\",\"order_by\":\"views\",\"post_type\":\"post\",\"pid\":\"\",\"exclude\":\"\",\"cat\":\"\",\"taxonomy\":\"category\",\"term_id\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"shorten_title\":{\"active\":false,\"length\":0,\"words\":false},\"post-excerpt\":{\"active\":false,\"length\":0,\"keep_format\":false,\"words\":false},\"thumbnail\":{\"active\":true,\"build\":\"predefined\",\"width\":\"240\",\"height\":\"160\"},\"rating\":false,\"stats_tag\":{\"comment_count\":false,\"views\":false,\"author\":false,\"date\":{\"active\":false,\"format\":\"F j, Y\"},\"category\":false,\"taxonomy\":{\"active\":false,\"name\":\"category\"}},\"markup\":{\"custom_html\":true,\"wpp-start\":\"&lt;ul class=&quot;wpp-list wpp-cardview&quot;&gt;\",\"wpp-end\":\"&lt;\\\/ul&gt;\",\"title-start\":\"&lt;h4 class=&quot;widget-title&quot;&gt;\",\"title-end\":\"&lt;\\\/h4&gt;\",\"post-html\":\"&lt;li&gt;{thumb} {title} {stats}&lt;\\\/li&gt;\"},\"theme\":{\"name\":\"\"}}<\/script><div class=\"wpp-shortcode-placeholder\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dfc72b7efbb\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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En Francia, conoc\u00eda el idioma. En Togo hablamos franc\u00e9s, ew\u00e9 y kabiy\u00e9, pero el ingl\u00e9s era nuevo para m\u00ed. No pod\u00eda conectar con nadie y me sent\u00eda muy sola. Al principio viv\u00ed en Nueva York con mi ex marido, y all\u00ed tuve a mi hijo en 1995.<\/p>\n<p>Me sorprendi\u00f3 ser testigo de la segregaci\u00f3n, ver barrios negros y barrios blancos. Tambi\u00e9n me di cuenta de que la comunidad negra estadounidense era muy diferente de la africana. Sent\u00ed que hab\u00eda una desconexi\u00f3n entre ellas porque nuestras culturas no son iguales. Los estadounidenses son individualistas y los africanos son muy comunitarios. Lo compartimos todo: nuestro tiempo, la comida, el espacio. Finalmente, nos trasladamos a Chicago en 1996 para encontrar nuevas oportunidades de trabajo.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"our-hair-brings-us-together\">Nuestro pelo nos une<\/h2>\n<p>El primer a\u00f1o que viv\u00ed en Estados Unidos decid\u00ed cambiar de carrera y dedicarme a la industria de la belleza. Mi carrera no estaba resultando como me hab\u00eda propuesto. Mi ingl\u00e9s no era muy bueno y no recib\u00eda las ofertas de trabajo en ingenier\u00eda que pensaba.<\/p>\n<p>Vi a muchas mujeres africanas triunfando en la industria del cabello, y supe que si ellas pod\u00edan hacerlo, yo tambi\u00e9n. Tendr\u00eda la posibilidad de ser mi propia jefa. Pero al principio no fue f\u00e1cil. La \u00fanica experiencia que ten\u00eda en ese momento era trenzando el pelo de mi hermana cuando \u00e9ramos peque\u00f1as. Tuve que ser humilde y agradecer las oportunidades que se me presentaban.<\/p>\n<p>En retrospectiva, me pareci\u00f3 una decisi\u00f3n natural por el papel que desempe\u00f1a el cabello en mi comunidad. El pelo es una parte importante de nuestras vidas. Las mujeres africanas se trenzan el pelo unas a otras todo el tiempo en distintos tipos de peinados: trenzas de caja, retorcidos, trenzas de espiga... est\u00e1 en nuestra historia. C\u00f3mo se peinan los negros <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/ideas\/tangled-roots-decoding-the-history-of-black-hair-1.5891778\">el pelo se remonta a \u00c1frica<\/a>. La gente est\u00e1 conectada a su cabello. Nuestro cabello nos une.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dfc72b80c60\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy\" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Martine_Severin_Yolande_Sanvi_Borderless-04-web.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Yolande Sanvi ense\u00f1a a estudiantes en la escuela Launching Your Success African Hair Braiding en Chicago, Illinois, el 27 de febrero de 2023. <\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Martine S\u00e9verin para Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dfc72b8185f\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>Cuando llegas a Estados Unidos como inmigrante, a veces no tienes muchas oportunidades profesionales debido a tu estatus migratorio. Pas\u00e9 por muchos rechazos. Es m\u00e1s gratificante cuando puedes ser tu propio jefe y tener m\u00e1s control sobre tu trayectoria.<\/p>\n<p>Cuando me preparaba para poner en marcha mi negocio, me asegur\u00e9 de que las personas que contrataba eran inmigrantes que necesitaban el trabajo y trabajar\u00edan muy duro. Adquir\u00ed formaci\u00f3n y experiencia trabajando como estilista en un sal\u00f3n de belleza. Solo obtuve mi licencia de cosmetolog\u00eda m\u00e1s tarde debido a los cambios de pol\u00edtica en Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>LYS funciona como estudio y escuela de peluquer\u00eda. Ofrecemos servicios de peluquer\u00eda para todo tipo de cabellos. Nuestra escuela ofrece <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lysschool.com\/academiccatalog\">programas puente de trayectoria profesional<\/a> que permiten a la gente, de cualquier comunidad, la oportunidad de recibir su licencia y certificaci\u00f3n. Esto permite a los estudiantes de LYS conseguir despu\u00e9s un trabajo en el sector y convertirse en sus propios jefes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_69dfc72b82276\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid\"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element vc_separator-has-text\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><h4 id=\"read-more-of-our-coverage\">M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n<\/h4><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts-container pk-inline-posts-template-list\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-columns=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-19214\" class=\"post-19214 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-immigration-policy tag-undocublack\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay pk-overlay-ratio pk-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2023\/05\/26\/black-immigration-united-states-policy\/\" class=\"pk-overlay-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/230525-UndocuBlack-1-web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pk-thumbnail size-pk-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"pk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2023\/05\/26\/black-immigration-united-states-policy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">C\u00f3mo la pol\u00edtica estadounidense impulsa, describe y niega la inmigraci\u00f3n negra<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-author meta-author\"><span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/author\/jillian-melero\/\" title=\"Ver todas las publicaciones de Jillian Melero\">Jillian Melero<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\">-<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-date meta-date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2023\/05\/26\/black-immigration-united-states-policy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">26 de mayo de 2023<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-outer -->\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<h2 id=\"fighting-for-her-american-dream\" class=\"\u201ch3\u2013style\u201d\"><strong>Luchando por su sue\u00f1o americano<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Los africanos somos muy comunitarios. Lo compartimos todo y trabajamos juntos. Alrededor de 1999, yo y otros propietarios de talleres de trenzado recibimos cartas de \"cese y desistimiento\" del gobierno. Las cartas crearon mucho caos y confusi\u00f3n entre nosotros. M\u00e1s tarde nos enteramos de que hab\u00eda habido un cambio en la ley estatal, que establec\u00eda que cualquier forma de negocio de servicios capilares deb\u00eda tener una licencia de cosmetolog\u00eda. Este requisito dificultaba el trabajo de los inmigrantes como nosotros, porque a menudo no tenemos ni la capacidad ling\u00fc\u00edstica ni el dinero para obtener una licencia de cosmetolog\u00eda.<\/p>\n<p>Nos reunimos como comunidad para formar un grupo que desafiara este cambio repentino, pero fue dif\u00edcil organizarlo. Al final, elegimos a un l\u00edder de grupo, Alikaba, que es el fundador del <a href=\"https:\/\/uniteafricans.org\/\">Organizaci\u00f3n de \u00c1frica Unida<\/a>que consigui\u00f3 la ayuda de un abogado. Viajamos a Springfield para protestar. Tras reunirse con distintos l\u00edderes pol\u00edticos, la ley acab\u00f3 modific\u00e1ndose para crear un plan de estudios y una licencia independientes para las trenzadoras de pelo sin el requisito de la formaci\u00f3n en cosmetolog\u00eda.<\/p>\n<p>Habr\u00e1 mucho sudor, l\u00e1grimas y sangre para vivir el sue\u00f1o americano. Es m\u00e1s f\u00e1cil sortear los obst\u00e1culos si sabes lo que haces. Pero, no sabes lo que no sabes. \u00bfC\u00f3mo puedes tener \u00e9xito? Compartir es la clave del \u00e9xito. Yo quer\u00eda compartir el sue\u00f1o americano con otras personas de mi comunidad porque, aunque sea dif\u00edcil alcanzarlo, es posible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_30 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p><em>Este reportaje se ha realizado siguiendo el m\u00e9todo colaborativo de Borderless Magazine.  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