Documentary gives a face to immigration – Immigrant Reflections: Three Boston College Service Workers Share Their Stories, left many speechless after it aired at the Boston Latino International Film Festival

aids clean the hallways every morning, chefs prepare all of the meals, and a driver chauffeurs his residents from place to place. No, this is not the Hilton mansion, but a Boston College residence hall. No longer are these considered luxuries, only available to the rich and famous, but are an everyday part of the life of a BC student. Because of this privilege, it is sometimes difficult to see these workers as anything but their job description. However, many of them have incredible stories of perseverance under impossible situations available to anyone willing to ask.

Susan Legere, GA&S ’09, did just that when she decided to create a documentary investigating the lives of three immigrants currently working at BC. The documentary titled Immigrant Reflections: Three Boston College Service Workers Share Their Stories, left many speechless after it aired at the Boston Latino International Film Festival this weekend. “*

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