Stories of the Guatemalan Civil War, which lasted from 1960 until 1996, have often focused on only encapsulating the violence indigenous people experienced at the hands of the Guatemalan government and military. Although these stories contributed to the many civil rights organizing and calls for justice that followed, these types...
Presentation about the OSU Oregon Multicultural Archives' Latino/a community oral history project, "Latinos en Oregón: sus voces, sus historias, su herencia" and specifically stories of migration and settlement of members of the Latino/a community in Madras, Oregon, given at the Oregon Migrations Symposium on November 17, 2016.
This particular study focuses on the changes in the ideas and perspectives of Nicaraguan women throughout the span of several generations. With the gaining popularity and successful strides that women have made to advance the Women’s Movement in Nicaragua, the definition of empowerment, the ideology of stereotypes, and the manner...