Houston, TX:
Arte Público Press
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2012
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233 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Frauensolidarität | Wien |
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| Verfasst von: | Vega, Marta M. |
| Jahr: | 2012 |
| ISBN: | 155885746X |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| Eleven essays and four poems are included in this volume in which Latina women of African descent share their stories. The authors included are from all over Latin America Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Panama, Puerto Rico and Venezuela and they write about the African diaspora and issues such as colonialism, oppression and disenfranchisement. Diva Moreira, a black Brazilian, writes that she experienced racism and humiliation at a very young age. The worst experience, she remembers, was when her mother's bosses told her she didn't need to go to school after the fourth grade, "because blacks don't need to study more than that." The contributors span a range of professions, from artists to grass-roots activists, scholars and elected officials. Each is deeply engaged in her community, and they all use their positions to advocate for justice, racial equality and cultural equity. In their introduction, the editors write that these stories provide insight into the conditions that have led Afro-Latinas to challenge systems of inequality, including the machismo that is still prominent in Spanish-speaking cultures. A look at the legacy of more than 400 years of African enslavement in the Americas. | |
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