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La Universidad Ixil Y La Descolonización Del Conocimiento, Giovanni Batz

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

La academia es considerada por muchos como un eje del colonialismo que monopoliza la producción del conocimiento. Fuera de las paredes de la torre de marfil de la academia, existen muchos esfuerzos de las comunidades indígenas y grupos marginados para crear sus propias formas y espacios de producción de conocimiento y educación. Los Mayas en la región Ixil, Guatemala están teorizando y debatiendo estas preguntas sobre las funciones de la educación a través de la Universidad Ixil, fundada en 2011, y la cual se esfuerza por enseñar a los estudiantes formas del conocimiento Maya-Ixil, sus saberes, valores y tichajil (el …

Soy El Hijo Del Sol, Jesus Cristobal Pat Chable (Pat Boy)

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

En 2009 inicio su carrera de rapero como solista, promoviendo su primer rap en lengua maya. Eligió su nombre artístico Pat Boy, ya que “Pat” significa darle forma a algo o crear algo nuevo, una palabra en la lengua de sus ancestros mayas (como Jacinto Pat) que fueron luchadores de a guerra social maya. Su trabajo se enfoca en el fortalecimiento de la lengua maya y con sus canciones la difunde más allá de las fronteras para los jóvenes y personas de todas las edades. Si objetivo es llegar a nuevos horizontes, marcando su propio estilo. Sus temas hablan sobre …

Homenaje Póstumo A Felipe Tapia Chablé, Alma Delia Pech Gutiérrez, Bernardo Caamal Itzá, Alberto Pérez-Rendón

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Homenaje póstumo a Felipe de Jesus Tapia Chablé, se presenten tres notas póstumas al entrañable activista maya Felipe de Jesús Tapia Chablé por Alma Delia Pech Gutiérrez; Bernardo Caamal Itzá; and Alberto Pérez-Rendón. Felipe de Jesus Tapia Chablé nació en Peto Yucatán en el año de 1977. Fue colaborador de dos estaciones de radio: la Xepet “La Voz de los Mayas” en su pueblo natal y en la Radio Canal, una radio comunitaria en San Rafael, California. En su juventud emigró a Estados Unidos a trabajar y también realizó trabajo comunitario transnacional. A su regreso a Yucatán continuó con el …

Los Vecinos De Este Pueblo Quieren Fiesta: Celebraciones Patronales Y Corridas De Toros Durante La Prohibición Revolucionaria En Yucatán, Julián Dzul Nah

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Este artículo explora una época que las corridas de toros celebradas en Yucatán —llamadas paywakax en lengua maya— fueron suprimidas por el régimen revolucionario de Salvador Alvarado y algunos de sus sucesores socialistas en la gubernatura del Estado (1915-1924). Aunque la información al respecto contenida en documentos locales de la época se antoja parca en detalles, ésta es útil para esbozar la complejidad de un momento en que mientras la política estatal se daba a la tarea de “desbarbarizar” y “desfanatizar a los indios”, los habitantes del Yucatán rural —algunos de ellos militantes o autoridades socialistas— se empeñaban en mantener …

Biographies/Biografías, Adriana Cruz-Manjarrez, Ana Bella Pérez Castro

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Author Biographies

Los Conflictos Del Gran Consejo Maya: Dinámicas De La Relación Entre Los Mayas Macehuales Y El Estado De Quintana Roo, Hilda Landrove Torres

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

En los dos últimos años, los ‘dignatarios’ mayas macehuales de la zona central de Quintana Roo se han visto enfrentados a un conflicto que ha causado una profunda división. El objetivo del presente artículo es explorar, a través de un acercamiento etnográfico complementado con información histórica, la relación entre el grupo maya macehual y las instituciones creadas para atender a las comunidades mayas del Estado de Quintana Roo, así como los mecanismos que permiten regular la actuación de los jefes que forman parte de dichas instituciones. Poniendo atención fundamentalmente en los mecanismos que son puestos en juego en dicha relación, …

¡Estás Calurosa, Te Vas A Pasmar!: Niños Mayas Como Expertos En Salud Y Enfermedad, Deira Jiménez-Balam, María Dolores Cervera Montejano, Fidencio Briceño Chel

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Presentamos resultados de un estudio sobre los saberes y prácticas de niños mayas en torno a salud y enfermedad. El objetivo es describir sus conceptualizaciones sobre la salud, las enfermedades que conocen, sus causas, tratamiento y prevención. El estudio lo realizamos con 12 niños mayas de Noh-Cah, Quintana Roo, México, que tenían entre 6 y 12 años. La metodología consistió en la elaboración de dibujos y entrevistas. Los resultados mostraron que para los niños estar sano significa estar felices y hacer lo que les gusta (jugar al aire libre o tomar bebidas frías). Los niños describieron enfermedades reconocidas por el …

Introductory Note To Issue 3, 2020, James Loucky

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Maya America is honored to present this special issue in collaboration with Yax Te’ Books. Presenting a trilingual compilation of narratives from the town of Parramos and neighboring villages in the central highlands of Guatemala, the book in three languages underscores how challenges inherent in language maintenance also represent opportunities for affirming cultural values and practices.

Stories From A Town In Guatemala - Tzijonϊk Richin Jun Tinamϊtaj Chi Iximulew - Historias De Un Pueblo De Guatemala, Hana Muzika Kahn, Jonathan Holmquist

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

This book is written testimony of the memories, traditions and experiences narrated by the people of Parramos, Parrojas, Chirijuyu and Chitaburuy, in the Department of Chimaltenango, Guatemala. All these narratives are part of a collaborative research project in which I participated with Dr. Jonathan Holmquist, with the support of Temple University. The stories have been written to share within the community and with readers from other parts of Guatemala and beyond. They are in Spanish and Kaqchikel, the languages spoken here, and are translated into English, in response to community wishes.

Introduction To Tzijonϊk Richin Jun Tinamϊtaj Chi Iximulew, Hana Muzika Kahn

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Maya America and Yax Te’ Books team up for this special edition of the journal in order to present a new trilingual book of stories, traditions and testimonies recorded in the department of Chimaltenango, Guatemala. The book, edited by Hana Muzika Kahn and Jonathan Holmquist, is in Kaqchikel, Spanish and English, presented in three columns on each page, so that the reader can read and compare the languages. It is presented in this edition of the Maya America Journal, and can also be downloaded at no cost from the Yax Te’ website: https://yaxtebooks.info/ A print version will be available shortly. …

Glosario

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Definitions of terms used in Los Mayas Migrantes: Un Viaje Sin Retorno.

Biografía

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Biography of the author, Gaspar Pedro González.

Introducción And Capítulos Del Uno Al Cinco, Gaspar Pedro González

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Gaspar Pedro González employs a narration style that maintains deep roots in the world of the Maya. In the words of the author “The novel employs techniques of a literature-based orality, through the ancestral discourse in which they intervene such as parallelism, puns, repetition, and complementarity. Typical for ancient Maya discourse, found in the cognitive anthropology of the semantic, symbolic and juxtalineal meanings of Maya literature, the novel thereby collects in its original space the experiences of the people and communities affected by migration.”

This Spanish version of the novel will be followed by a combined Spanish-English version accompanied by …

Table Of Contents

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

TOC with rights, editorial, and illustrator information.

Maya America V2, I2 - Los Mayas Migrantes - Libro Entero

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Full issue of Maya America, volume 2, issue 2.

Introductory Note To Issue 2, 2020, Juanatano Cano, Alan Lebaron

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Maya America is pleased to publish this new Spanish-language novel by Gaspar Pedro González. Accepting an original and timely work from a leading Guatemalan intellectual and novelist would be easy enough, and Gaspar’s new novel is at once insightful and provocative. Rather than presenting his characters as villains or victims, the author leaves much up to the imaginations and sentiments of the reader to interpret and make sense of the thoughts and decisions of the main characters. "The Migrant Maya", ultimately uncovers some of the consequences of leaving home that go beyond the risks of jail and deportation, such as …

Emigrar: Vale La Pena, Pablo Marcos Martin

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

In this short but comprehensive essay where prose bridges poetry, Pablo Marcos Martin summarizes the immigrant experience in six steps, and reveals the multiple characteristics and the multiple outcomes of the immigration experience. Originally published in 2006, this essay remains profoundly pertinent to the study of survival migration, including family separation, the journey to the border, consequences of choice and circumstance, and the possibilities for failure as well as for happiness.

Full Issue - Maya America V2, I1, Alan Lebaron

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Full issue of Maya America, volume 2, issue 1.

Introductory Note, Alan Lebaron, James Loucky

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Names can encourage dynamic discussion as well as designate purpose and potentialities. “Maya America” refers to the historic and the present-day geographic regions where people of Maya descent live, while “Maya America” also reflects a term of self-identification used by many in the new generations born or raised beyond traditional homelands. The journal features essays and commentary about contemporary and emerging experiences and challenges, rather than endeavoring to establish a new category of “studies” alongside American, Latino, Indigenous, or Central American studies.

Who Am I? A Reflection Of The In-Between, Maya Figueroa Ferreira

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Adopted before her memory, the personal experiences of the author serve to interrogate the mass exportation and importation of Maya babies. In recounting her search for meaning and reconciliation, she presents to Maya and Non-Maya valuable insights into an expanded meaning for “Maya America”.

Kojichk’Ulal – Kojiq’B’Ej – Kojinatil, Gaspar Tomas, Lorenza Tomas

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Brother and sister discuss Maya community organizations in South Carolina and describe how the Church and Maya heritage work together. Their own path to becoming aware of Maya heritage and their establishment of an active and productive Maya youth group give a powerful example of the possibilities for a better future. They hope to connect with and build relationships with other Maya youth groups in the United States.

Immigration Policy – Reporting From The Field, Aileen Josephs Esq.

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Migration is central to human history, yet how we deal with the sojourners among us says much about the soul of a nation. Freedom of movement is an inherent basic human right, yet the protection of a nation’s borders and the decision of who and when and in what conditions people are admitted is also a right that belongs to nation states. It is in this tension that good immigration policy should be found, yet our Congress and many administrations have failed to enact such a policy for over two decades. Aileen Joseph writes with authority and insight based on …

Maya-Americanos En Casa: Los Efectos De La Migración De Guatemala A Los Eeuu En La Región Kaqchikel, Joyce Bennett, Ambrocia Cuma

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Este artículo se trata de que significa ser Maya durante y después de migración a los EEUU desde el área Kaqchikel de Guatemala. Utilizando entrevistas con emigrantes retornados, historias de vida, e otras evidencias etnográficas, señalamos como la vida americana se integra en comunidades Kaqchikeles mayas tras procesos transnacionales. Sugerimos que los resultados de una vida maya-américa se integran en las comunidades de origen en formas que no son tan obvias pero que sí tienen impacto en la vida maya en los pueblos de origen. Por ejemplo, consideramos las relaciones de género dentro de casas en cual alguien se ha …

The Work Of Expert Testimony: Central Americans, Human Rights Defenders, And Immigration Courts, Allan F. Burns

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Anthropologists have worked in legal arenas as experts on civil, criminal, and asylum cases throughout the history of the discipline. Today expert witnesses give opinions on the conditions of countries where immigrants flee, and that work includes ethnographic interviewing, research into the causes of political and social violence, and appearing in court through written affidavits and personal testimony. Expert testimony today includes helping in the defense of people fleeing intimate partner violence, persecution based on sexual orientation, threats and violence by gangs, and those whose political opinions put them at risk. Immigrants in the United States face institutional culture shock, …

Challenges For Maya Family Continuity In A Transbordered World, James Loucky, Katie Goger

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Migration between Central America and countries to the north has increased in scale as well as in contentiousness as a political challenge. Too often, those most involved are peripheral to public discourse and policies. Today sizeable numbers of families, including indigenous Maya families, are participants not only in movement but as through separations across national borders and time. Evolving strategies for maintaining or recreating social cohesion amid disruptions of migration and resettlement involve parents as well as children. Drawing on experiences of families from one highland Guatemalan community, and comparative research into adaptive strategies of immigrant families in the United …

On The Road To Discover My Mayan Voice, Dina Hernandez

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

A young Maya woman recounts her story about growing up “Latina Maya” in Morgantown, NC. As she shares her quest to “discover her Mayan voice”, she reveals insights into the strength of her family and community, and the enjoyment of living.

Dual Lives Assimilation Literacy, Shiloh Garcia

Master of Arts in Professional Writing Capstones

In recent years, the field of literacy studies has not given enough attention to exploring the English literacy journeys of immigrants and in particular, Latin immigrants. Furthermore, there has been little dialogue that has encouraged plans to help fix this issue.

We, in the academy, have a unique opportunity to not only tell the stories of the world but also help create avenues for those stories in order to create change. For this reason, this study focuses on important topics such as the effects of the dominant language on Latin immigrants, if it is possible to have a grounded native …

Full Issue - Maya America V1, I1

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

Full issue of Maya America, the inaugural issue - volume 1, issue 1.

Year Of Cuba 2019-2020, Nashieli Marcano, Leslie Drost

Research Guides & Subject Bibliographies

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Post Colonial Studies, Nashieli Marcano, Kyle Brooks

Research Guides & Subject Bibliographies

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