The Coca Plant And Bolivian Identity,
2015
Bowling Green State University
The Coca Plant And Bolivian Identity, Matthew G. Russo
International ResearchScape Journal
ABSTRACT
The political battle rages between the U.S. government, the U.N. and the Bolivian President, Evo Morales, about his efforts to protect, legalize and preserve the symbol of the Andean indigenous identity: the coca plant. The human rights of indigenous populations are being violated by culturally insensitive governments in compliance with U.S. and U.N. law. The questions posed are: Is coca cocaine? What are the economic benefits of the production of coca and who benefits? What is the relationship between coca and Bolivian identity? What would be the impact in the global community if coca is eradicated permanently?
Mestizaje And Gastronomy,
2015
Whittier College
From Tortillas To Low-Carb Wraps: Capitalism And Mexican Food In Los Angeles Since The 1920s,
2015
California State University, Los Angeles
From Tortillas To Low-Carb Wraps: Capitalism And Mexican Food In Los Angeles Since The 1920s, Enrique C. Ochoa
Diálogo
Tortillas and products made from maize provided subsistence to early Mesoamerican civilizations, and are central to Mexican national identity, Latino/a communities, and the globalization of Mexican foods. In the U.S., tortillas represent one of the fastest growing sectors of the food industry. This study shows how the adaptive nature of capitalism leads to a refining of colonial praxis, using the tools of industrialization, nutrition science, and marketing as new methods for colonizing maize and delinking it from Mexican culture and history.
La Comida Y Sus Historias: Food-Centered Life Histories Of Two Mexican Women Living In The U.S.,
2015
University of Texas-Austin
La Comida Y Sus Historias: Food-Centered Life Histories Of Two Mexican Women Living In The U.S., Esther Díaz Martín, José García
Diálogo
An examination of the interaction of foodways with personal history, collective memory, and identity formation, through the food-centered life histories of two Mexican women, first generation immigrants living in the U.S. Discusses espacios de convivencia, social relations orchestrated on women’s terms, the centrality of corn in the household’s diet (and changes due to the implementation of new technologies), and the significance of festive meals in relation to personal identity, to draw conclusions on women’s agency in preserving collective memory and knowledge through foodways. Includes Chicana feminist theories on women’s spaces and ways of knowing.
Nourishing Communities And Consciousness At The Grassroots: An Interview With Carlos Ortez Of Un Solo Sol Kitchen In Boyle Heights,
2015
California State University, Los Angeles
Nourishing Communities And Consciousness At The Grassroots: An Interview With Carlos Ortez Of Un Solo Sol Kitchen In Boyle Heights, Enrique C. Ochoa, Fernando Mejía, Carlos Ortez
Diálogo
No abstract provided.
Food Blogging In Los Angeles, The Life And Times Of Javier Cabral: An Interview,
2015
Whittier College
Food Blogging In Los Angeles, The Life And Times Of Javier Cabral: An Interview, Gabriel Chabrán Echternacht, Javier Cabral
Diálogo
No abstract provided.
Sobre Mis Fotografías: Lorena Ojeda,
2015
DePaul University
How America Eats: A Social History Of U.S. Food And Culture,
2015
Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
How America Eats: A Social History Of U.S. Food And Culture, Caitlin S. Peters
Diálogo
No abstract provided.
Chef,
2015
DePaul University
Steel Barrio: The Great Mexican Migration To South Chicago, 1915-1940,
2015
Ohio State University
Steel Barrio: The Great Mexican Migration To South Chicago, 1915-1940, Lilia Fernández
Diálogo
No abstract provided.
On Making Sense: Queer Race Narratives Of Intelligibility,
2015
University of Pittsburgh
On Making Sense: Queer Race Narratives Of Intelligibility, Armando García
Diálogo
No abstract provided.
Ramiro, Baseball, The Bar, The Ticker Tape, And The Scoreboard,
2015
DePaul University
Ramiro, Baseball, The Bar, The Ticker Tape, And The Scoreboard, Arthur Ramírez
Diálogo
No abstract provided.
Reframing Immigration In The Americas,
2015
Pomona College
Reframing Immigration In The Americas, Gilda L. Ochoa, Enrique C. Ochoa, Suyapa G. Portillo
Diálogo
No abstract provided.
Organizations Serving Latino Communities Take Opposing Positions On Senate Bill 744,
2015
University of California, Irvine
Organizations Serving Latino Communities Take Opposing Positions On Senate Bill 744, Gilbert G. Gonzalez
Diálogo
Discussion of the guest worker program in S.B. 744 passed by the U.S. Senate in 2013-14, followed by critical examination of principle positions taken by organizations and lobbyists, and key arguments used to justify their perspectives: legal protected status vs. corporations’ need for cheap, exploitable labor. Historical context provides crucial elements for discussion.
Branding Guilt: American Apparel Inc. And Latina Labor In Los Angeles,
2015
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Branding Guilt: American Apparel Inc. And Latina Labor In Los Angeles, Hannah Noel
Diálogo
A study of the marketing strategies of the clothing enterprise, American Apparel, how it targets affluent, educated youth through socially conscious tactics, including a focus on pro-immigrant rights and Los Angeles-made, “sweatshop-free” advertising. The essay analyzes the ideologies and stances behind marketing materials that often contain images of Latinas/os as laborers, and white (European origin) population as consumers, and examines how U.S.-based ethical capitalism operates as a neoliberal form of social regulation to champion personal responsibility and individual freedom, in often hidden and inferentially racist and classist ways.
Cultural Citizenship And Coming Out On A College Campus: Undocumented Students’ Responses To Everyday Immigration Enforcement,
2015
California State University, Long Beach
Cultural Citizenship And Coming Out On A College Campus: Undocumented Students’ Responses To Everyday Immigration Enforcement, Julia Wignall
Diálogo
A study of the experiences of young undocumented immigrants as they transition into adulthood in Southern California, their obstacles encountered in the imposed condition of “undocumented,” even within the university experience, and innovative strategies adopted to deal with legal impediments. Using an ethnographic approach and interviews with college students, techniques such as “coming out of the shadows” and “everyday enforcement” are evaluated, as well as theories on practices of cultural citizenship, to demonstrate that undocumented students are claiming space and rights in their daily lives.
Diáspora Interruptus,
2015
Centro de Estudios de Género
Empowering Students Through Creative Resistance: Art-Based Critical Pedagogy In The Immigrant Experience,
2015
Claremont Graduate University, School of Educational Studies
Empowering Students Through Creative Resistance: Art-Based Critical Pedagogy In The Immigrant Experience, Luis-Genaro Garcia
Diálogo
This study displays the value of using art-based critical pedagogy, and the importance of developing the socio-political awareness of immigrant students. It shows the development of strong student-teacher relationships through culturally relevant cirriculums through shared socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. The article relates the author’s personal ongoing relationship as a high school teacher with a former undocumented student as a model and key to nurturing students’ identities and academic endeavors.
“Stop This Bullshit”,
2015
DePaul University
Indigenous Migrants And Language Barriers In The U.S.,
2015
DePaul University
Indigenous Migrants And Language Barriers In The U.S., Odilia Romero
Diálogo
No abstract provided.
