Image copyright Alejandra Sol CasasMinority communities in the US and elsewhere have sometimes turned to traditional money saving methods outside the formal banking system. The economic shock from the coronavirus pandemic could spur renewed interest in those savings clubs.
When Hilda Robles recalls her first years in America, tears come to her eyes.
“I cried and even wanted to leave at one point because I felt alone,” she says. “I would ask people for help and they couldn’t help me because they didn’t understand Spanish and I didn’t understand English.”
When she came to San Antonio, Texas some 20 years ago, even daily duties like getting to work or going to the doctor were feat…
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