Beau topo des journalistes Anne Barnard, Adam Nossiter et Kirk Semple. Adam Nossiter travaillait sur le terrain et les deux autres à New York. Ils nous livrent un récit de l'enfance de la jeune femme dans son village natale. Les circonstances de son entrée aux États-Unis semblent cependant nébuleuses...
"It is not clear how the woman gained entrance to the United States. In the 12 months ending in September 2002, the United States issued 4,410 visas to Guineans, a vast majority for business trips or tourism, officials said.
But by the time she began her job as a housekeeper at the Sofitel in 2008, she had legal status and working papers, her lawyers said.
After coming to the United States, She settled in the Bronx, where many in New York City’s small Guinean population have blended in among other West African immigrant groups in neighborhoods like High Bridge, north of Yankee Stadium, and Morrisania.
The community was still recovering from the killing of Amadou Diallo, a street vendor from the woman’s region and ethnic group, who was shot to death by the police in 1999 in a case that received widespread attention. The officers were acquitted after testifying that they had mistakenly thought he was pulling out a weapon.
The woman melted into the community. She did not seem to be well known even in places in the city where Guineans often gathered."
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/15/nyregion/strauss-kahns-accuser-portrayed-as-quiet-hard-working.html?pagewanted=2
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