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Measuring Levels On Collectivism And Individualism With One Maya Volunteer, David J. Galban, Gilberto Simon Jul 2019

Measuring Levels On Collectivism And Individualism With One Maya Volunteer, David J. Galban, Gilberto Simon

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Measuring levels of collectivism and individualism among Maya living in the United States will help us understand, among other variables, their struggles, and the consequences of migrating to the most individualist nation on earth.


The Rabbit And The Goat: A Trickster's Tale Of Transnational Migration Of Mayas To The United States Of America (El Norte), Victor D. Montejo Jul 2019

The Rabbit And The Goat: A Trickster's Tale Of Transnational Migration Of Mayas To The United States Of America (El Norte), Victor D. Montejo

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Victor Montejo analyzes and interprets this Maya folktale as a way of explaining current transnational migration and dislocation in Maya communities. Through the story and the discussion, we see the many aspects of Maya migration, Guatemalan ethnic relations, and the power of modern global capitalism. Written from the standpoint of the year 2009, “The Rabbit and the Goat” establishes a strong marker in time and allows the reader deep insights into the present.


The Impact Of Community Partnerships On Maya Children's Identity, Joel B. Judd, Sheryl Ludwig Jul 2019

The Impact Of Community Partnerships On Maya Children's Identity, Joel B. Judd, Sheryl Ludwig

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

In Alamosa, Colorado, partnerships among university faculty, school teachers, a local non-profit, and Maya families established programs over several years thart enabled students to develop and assert their identity in school, while assisting parents in cultivating aspects of Maya identity at home and in the community.


Laja’B’Kanal Yet’ Ko’ Q’In, The Lasting Dances Of Our Fiestas: Music Embodiment As A Collective Memory Of The Maya Diaspora, Juan G. Francisco Cristobal Jul 2019

Laja’B’Kanal Yet’ Ko’ Q’In, The Lasting Dances Of Our Fiestas: Music Embodiment As A Collective Memory Of The Maya Diaspora, Juan G. Francisco Cristobal

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

The purpose of this article is to shed light on the music embodiment and collective memory of the Maya Diaspora, focusing on the Maya Q’anjob’al communities in the United States


Maya America: Introduction To The Journal Of Essays, Commentary, And Analysis, James Loucky Jul 2019

Maya America: Introduction To The Journal Of Essays, Commentary, And Analysis, James Loucky

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Twenty years ago, the first account of the emerging transnational scope of the Maya, The Maya Diaspora: Guatemalan Roots, New American Lives (2000), focused on the roots and emerging realities of Maya migration. Much has changed in a short time. While lives and identities continue to involve intergenerational connections to the south, they are also increasingly ones that reflect an intersection of indigenous, intercultural, and transnational experiences. Ultimately, it is hoped that Maya America will serve to reveal how greatly interconnected are the Americas, through processes of social and cultural evolution, history, and demography, and through assertions of rights of …


Maya Indigeneity In The Public School System: Institutional Barriers Between Educators And Students, Anna Tussey Jul 2019

Maya Indigeneity In The Public School System: Institutional Barriers Between Educators And Students, Anna Tussey

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

This essay focuses on the theoretical conclusions drawn from a larger study on the education of Guatemalan-Maya students in a North Georgia public school system


Native American Connections, Maya Resistance, And Escape From Guatemala: Jeronimo Camposeco's Autobiography, Jeronimo Camposeco Jul 2019

Native American Connections, Maya Resistance, And Escape From Guatemala: Jeronimo Camposeco's Autobiography, Jeronimo Camposeco

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Jeronimo has been an activist for Maya justice since the 1960s, and a long-time Maya leader in exile. Jeronimo in this essay will discuss his experiences with Maya and U.S. Native American alliances in the 1970s and1980s, and the beginnings of government violence.


When Skiills And Knowledge Are Not Enough, Nitz' Ama' Y . Jul 2019

When Skiills And Knowledge Are Not Enough, Nitz' Ama' Y .

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Although the author received his GED diploma and has taken courses to be able to interpret from native K'iche' language to the English language; he has been unable to work as an interpreter due to the lack of the social security number.