TedEd has a lesson on Radio Venceremos, the underground radio network of the FMLN during the Salvadoran Civil War (1979-1992). This lesson includes a short video, discussion questions, a quiz, and further resources. The Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen collection at the … Continue Reading »
Indigenous Migration from Latin America
Within the overall crisis at the US-Mexico border is another struggle that is mostly ignored–Indigenous migrants are facing “communication difficulties, cultural barriers and anti-Indigenous discrimination” in their migration journey. Due to the communication issues, official processes for asylum claims are … Continue Reading »
Japanese Brazilians During WWII
“Resisting Racism: Japanese Immigrants and Japanese Brazilians, 1930-1954″, given by Dr. Jeffrey Lesser (Emory University) on Wednesday, May 11 (2pm Central) via Zoom, will be the final event in a series on Japanese Latin Americans during WWII. Click here to register and click here to find out more about the … Continue Reading »
Eugenics and Reproductive Coercion in Puerto Rico
Starting in the 1950s, Puerto Rican women were coerced into sterilization and used as test subjects in developing the modern birth control pill. They were targeted primarily due to issues of eugenics and were not given much, if any, information about either … Continue Reading »
Japanese Peruvians in WWII
““You Brought Us Here”: The Plight of Japanese Peruvians in World War II U.S. Incarceration”, given by Dr. Natasha Varner on Wednesday, April 20 (4pm Central) via Zoom, will be the second event in a series on Japanese Latin Americans during WWII. Click here to register and click … Continue Reading »
Translation as a Generative Construct for Lesson Ideas
Language brokering, a “practice engaged in by many immigrant youth who interpret and translate oral and written language for others” (often their parents or guardians), is a practice often found in many immigrant communities including those from Latin America and … Continue Reading »
In Mexico, Ornately Painted Churches Enshrine Years of Indigenous Resilience
The New York Times has an article about Purépecha resistance and art in Michoacán, focusing on the Christian cosmology painted in Indigenous traditions that now reflects the community that surrounds it. Find that article here. To offer a wider variety of information on Purépecha … Continue Reading »
Banana Craze
The Universidad de los Andes in Colombia has a virtual exhibit entitled “Banana Craze” looking into the many facets of Latin American and Caribbean life affected by the colonial cultivation of the banana. Various topics include violences, ecosystems, and identities with a variety of … Continue Reading »
From Here and From There: Exploring Elizabeth Catlett’s African American and Mexican Duality
The National Museum of African American History and Culture, a Smithsonian Institution, has an article in English or Spanish about the artist Elizabeth Carlett’s identity as an African American descendent of enslaved people, who later migrated to and was greatly influenced by Mexico and … Continue Reading »
Japanese Mexicans and WWII
Inside an Invisible Iron Wall: The Forced Relocation of Japanese and Japanese Mexicans during World War II, given by Dr. Jerry Garcia on Monday, March 14 (4pm Central) via Zoom, will be the first lecture in a series on Japanese Latin Americans during WWII. Click … Continue Reading »