▁of ▁Gar if una ▁lived . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁sister ▁initi ated ▁the ▁process ▁for ▁Col ón ▁to ▁join ▁her . ▁ ▁Career ▁Ar riv ing ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Col ón ▁began ▁working ▁in ▁Brook lyn ▁for ▁a ▁text ile ▁manufact urer . ▁After ▁her ▁second ▁child ▁was ▁born , ▁she ▁became ▁determined ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁school . ▁Col ón ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁General ▁Edu c ational ▁Development ▁( GE D ) ▁program ▁of ▁the ▁Host os ▁Community ▁College ▁and ▁earned ▁her ▁certificate ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁Because ▁of ▁conflicts ▁with ▁her ▁work ▁schedule , ▁she ▁left ▁Host os ▁and ▁en rolled ▁in ▁social ▁services ▁courses ▁at ▁Bor ic ua ▁College . ▁ ▁Col ón ▁formed ▁a ▁trans n ational , ▁non pro fit ▁organization ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁H ond ur ans ▁Again st ▁A ID S , ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁high ▁numbers ▁of ▁H IV - pos itive ▁Gar if una ▁women . ▁With ▁her ▁experience ▁in ▁social ▁work , ▁ ▁Col ón ▁recognized ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁educ ate , ▁in ▁a ▁cult ur ally ▁sensitive ▁manner , ▁the ▁Gar if una ▁community ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁American ▁coast line , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁those ▁imm igr ant ▁communities ▁cluster ed ▁around ▁the ▁Bron x ▁neighborhood s ▁of ▁Cro ton a , ▁Hun ts ▁Point , ▁Morris ania ▁and ▁M ott ▁H aven . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁migr ants ▁speak ▁the ▁Gar if una ▁language ▁among ▁themselves