Category: social identity-class
Celebrating Immigrant Mothers – America’s Voice
Posted onPicture source:AMOR MIGRANTE (YouTube Official Video) – Elena & Los Fulanos Immigrant mothers are worthy of admiration. This is how I concluded a short essay about my undocumented mother, Vilma, who has overcome her fear of deportation. In the essay, I wrote about my mother’s unwavering spirit, her sacrifices, and her ability to always have […]
From Nth Africa To France, ‘Fatima’ Tells The Story Of A Mother & Her Teen Girls In A New Culture – GirlTalkHQ
Posted onPicture source:http://girltalkhq.com/from-nth-africa-to-france-fatima-tells-the-story-of-a-mother-her-teen-girls-in-a-new-culture/ There’s a LOT of talk about immigration around the world right now. No matter which country you live in, it’s hard to escape the political lens that this this issue is often dominantly seen through. Whether it is Brexit, or Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric, immigration has sadly becoming a plaything in the hands […]
Undocumented Dream | Rossy Evelin Lima | TEDxMcAllen – YouTube
Posted onThis talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. We are all immigrants overcoming obstacles and breaking borders. As long as you have a dream, everything will be just fine. Rossy Evelin Lima describes herself as an immigrant writer. She is an award winning […]
The Folk Feminist Struggle Behind the Chola Fashion Trend | VICE | United States
Posted onPicture source: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/the-history-of-the-chola-456 When I see the rebel Latino subculture being sampled and recontextualized by bourgeois white fashion designers, pop singers, or celebrity starlets, I can’t help rolling my eyes. Source: The Folk Feminist Struggle Behind the Chola Fashion Trend | VICE | United States
Between harm and hope
Posted onAt The Interstices Between Harm and Hope Frida Kahlo’s self-portrait “The Wounded Deer” (1946) speaks to this project’s many contradictions. This emotional painting depicts a flirtation with death—a frequent theme in Kahlo’s artistic work—but this piece in particular is a more literal expression of pain and a near-death experience: a perfect image to help me […]
i am latina and i live – Quirky Rican
Posted onI AM A LATINA THAT HAS THOUGHT OF SUICIDE I AM A LATINA THAT HAS THOUGHT OF SUICIDE THIS MEANS I AM A LATINA THAT HAS THOUGHT ABOUT KILLING HERSELF BREATHE THIS IN WITH ME I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT TAKI… Source: i am latina and i live – Quirky Rican
Intersectionality at Work | Gender & Society
Posted onImage source: https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8305/7759634832_c6ee0aa845_b.jpg by Chenoa Flippen Immigration from Latin America to the United States has surged in recent decades, and along with it the entry of immigrant women into the U.S. labor market. Understanding how immi… Source: Intersectionality at Work | Gender & Society
Ethnic Identity Development among Latino Adolescents… | Society for Research on Adolescence
Posted onImage source: s-r-a.org logo Ethnic Identity Development among Latino Adolescents…Who, What, When, Where???by Adriana J. Umaña-Taylor, Ph.D. For almost two decades (yikes!), I have been fascinated by the concept of ethnic i Source: Ethnic Identity Development among Latino Adolescents… | Society for Research on Adolescence