Event Title
The Maya Quest for Survival through Immigration to the United States
Description
Approximately 500,000 Maya Native Americans escaped war, violence, and poverty by crossing borders, bringing their long history to blend within the 21st century United States. Success for the Maya refugees remains uncertain, but we can learn much from their strength of community and their deep culture. This talk highlights lessons derived from a decade of work in Georgia and with the Pastoral Maya national organization. He also addresses critical prospective challenges through dialog with James Loucky, who draws on his own longstanding relationships with Maya communities.
About the Lecturers: Alan Lebaron, Director of the Kennesaw State University Maya Heritage Community Project, and James Loucky, Professor of Anthropology, WWU
Document Type
Event
Start Date
2-3-2011 12:00 PM
End Date
2-3-2011 1:15 PM
Location
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Resource Type
Moving image
Title of Series
World Issues Forum
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Mayas--Refugees; Indigenous peoples--Guatemala
Geographic Coverage
Guatemala--Emigration and immigration; Mexico--Boundaries--United States
Type
Moving image
Keywords
Maya Native Americans, Maya refugees, Pastoral Maya
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws.
Language
English
Format
video/mp4
The Maya Quest for Survival through Immigration to the United States
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Approximately 500,000 Maya Native Americans escaped war, violence, and poverty by crossing borders, bringing their long history to blend within the 21st century United States. Success for the Maya refugees remains uncertain, but we can learn much from their strength of community and their deep culture. This talk highlights lessons derived from a decade of work in Georgia and with the Pastoral Maya national organization. He also addresses critical prospective challenges through dialog with James Loucky, who draws on his own longstanding relationships with Maya communities.
About the Lecturers: Alan Lebaron, Director of the Kennesaw State University Maya Heritage Community Project, and James Loucky, Professor of Anthropology, WWU
