I survived September 19, but 9 years later I still haven’t gotten my home back. Valerie Sirgo

Libro Abierto Interviews ENGLISH · Oct 23, 2026 · 1h · transcript

On September 19, 2017, Valerie Sirgo went to work thinking she would return home that day just like any other.She never lived there again.Valerie was working as a preschool teacher when the earthquake struck. Hours later, the building where her family lived had been damaged so severely that her life changed completely.Her mother had to be helped out of the apartment after the floors buckled and the front door became jammed.In the days that followed, Valerie went back into the building again and again, trying to recover her family’s belongings. Every time she went inside, it was more dangerous…