Category: Poetry

Yo Soy Eva 7252013 on Vimeo

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Source: from Linda Garcia Merchant – Vimeo Written in 2010 by a group of teenage Latinas from Madison Wisconsin and Dr. Andrea ‘Tess’ Arenas, the Latina Poetry Project created a response to the iconic work that is Corky Gonzales’ “I Am Joaquin”. “Yo Soy Eva” answers the question asked by generations of Latinas. Soldadera, Curandera, […]

Your Voice Is Your Power | Consuelo Martinez | TEDxPasadenaWomen – YouTube

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Source: Part poetry, part “how-to” and part protest to the white appropriation of minority culture, Connie Martinez, a courageous Latina – a high school senior – expounds on the value of voice, recounts how she discovered her own voice and advocates for the voices of the unheard. Consuelo Martinez, a senior at Pasadena’s John Muir […]

i am latina and i live – Quirky Rican

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I AM A LATINA THAT HAS THOUGHT OF SUICIDE I AM A LATINA THAT HAS THOUGHT OF SUICIDE THIS MEANS I AM A LATINA THAT HAS THOUGHT ABOUT KILLING HERSELF BREATHE THIS IN WITH ME I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT TAKI… Source: i am latina and i live – Quirky Rican