As a young, single mother of three, Joyce Thomas moved from St. Vincent to the United States after reading a newspaper ad for housekeeping jobs. She eventually ended up in Connecticut and began working with children, adopting six more of her own and becoming something of a matriarch in her New Haven neighborhood.
Patricia, a master quilter and culture advocate, says that being Hawaiian is her pulse.
LaVona was born on the same day Arizona became a state – tying their identities together.
Dedicated to the Navajo Nation people, Floyd has witnessed their struggles and dualities.
