By Juan José Alvarado Sitavi 1. Yesterday’s woman, today “Indian!” is the first thing that barefoot woman heard. “Maria,” everyone called her, though she had her own name. “Get out of the way!” those people said to her. “You hear?” they repeated to her in a language she didn’t know. “So dirty!” But if she… Continue reading Combative poetry from a young Maya Kaqchikel poet
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Those Who Remain: A testimony of youth resilience in the face of parental migration
By Benjamin Ruiz Rosado I wasn’t processing anything that was happening. I was a little kid, you know. I went back to that house, I thought, “My mom just left… Oh, God. Where did she go? What happened?”… And then I started to cry. For the last twelve years, Marty Garcia, age 22, has been living… Continue reading Those Who Remain: A testimony of youth resilience in the face of parental migration