Karen Zamora
Karen Zamora, originally from Grecia, Costa Rica, emigrated to the United States in 1990 as a single mother, leaving her daughters behind temporarily. She has spent decades working as a house cleaner and has been actively involved in the Costa Rican community in New Jersey, organizing events and gatherings to celebrate their culture.
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Karen Zamora left Greece in 1990 as a single mother and has spent 36 years without speaking English, working in house cleaning and living outside the formal migration system.
Editorial: Más de 43.000 ticos en EE. UU: la cara oculta de la ‘octava provincia’
Costa Rica· 2026-07-13
Karen Zamora is a single mother from Grecia who moved to the United States in 1990 to work cleaning houses.
La ‘pandemia’ de los ticos: así viven los costarricenses en Estados Unidos la campaña antimigratoriaCosta Rica· 2026-07-08
Karen Zamora is a single mother who emigrated to the United States in 1990 and has been working in house cleaning ever since.
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