Book of Sorrows
Newly arriving in New York City with “okay” being the only English word she knew, my mother was pregnant with me and only had my Aunt Vivian to depend on in navigating the new environment. April 25, 2003, my mother went into labor and Aunt Vivian had to beg for money on the streets so that they could take the subway to the hospital. Rushing into the emergency room, the receptionist asked for pa...