Category: racial-ethnic inequality

From Nth Africa To France, ‘Fatima’ Tells The Story Of A Mother & Her Teen Girls In A New Culture – GirlTalkHQ

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Picture source:http://girltalkhq.com/from-nth-africa-to-france-fatima-tells-the-story-of-a-mother-her-teen-girls-in-a-new-culture/ There’s a LOT of talk about immigration around the world right now. No matter which country you live in, it’s hard to escape the political lens that this this issue is often dominantly seen through. Whether it is Brexit, or Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric, immigration has sadly becoming a plaything in the hands […]

Undocumented Dream | Rossy Evelin Lima | TEDxMcAllen – YouTube

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This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. We are all immigrants overcoming obstacles and breaking borders. As long as you have a dream, everything will be just fine. Rossy Evelin Lima describes herself as an immigrant writer. She is an award winning […]

(de)Americanization of Latino Youth | Maria Chavez | TEDxTacoma – YouTube

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This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. I was born and raised in Northern California. My father’s family and my mother’s family, both from Mexico, emigrated to the U.S. during the Bracero guest worker program. I am the eldest of four children […]

The Folk Feminist Struggle Behind the Chola Fashion Trend | VICE | United States

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Picture source: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/the-history-of-the-chola-456 When I see the rebel Latino subculture being sampled and recontextualized by bourgeois white fashion designers, pop singers, or celebrity starlets, I can’t help rolling my eyes. Source: The Folk Feminist Struggle Behind the Chola Fashion Trend | VICE | United States

¡Salud! Myths and Reality of Mexican Immigrant Health – selected cuts on Vimeo

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This video contains selected cuts from ¡Salud! Myths and Reality of Mexican Immigrant Health,” is a documentary film focussed on the healthcare and health disparities of Mexican immigrants in the United States, the ‘Latino health paradox’, and the social contexts of health, mental illness, and reproductive health. This film also looks at current research on […]

An Emptiness in My Heart: Coping with mental illness in a foreign land on Vimeo

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A Dominican mother comes to Boston to establish a new life for her family, but becomes overwhelmed by the changes, both externally and internally. This is the story of her journey through mental illness in a foreign land, her struggle to reconnect with her family, finally getting the help she needed, and her urge to […]

Between harm and hope

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At The Interstices Between Harm and Hope Frida Kahlo’s self-portrait “The Wounded Deer” (1946) speaks to this project’s many contradictions. This emotional painting depicts a flirtation with death—a frequent theme in Kahlo’s artistic work—but this piece in particular is a more literal expression of pain and a near-death experience: a perfect image to help me […]

Increasing Suicide Attempts Among Latina Teens on Vimeo

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Source: https://vimeo.com/22531916 Suicide is the third leading cause of deaths among 15 to 24 year-olds nationwide. For Latinas, it’s almost twice that of other ethnic groups. Cultural Factors seem to be playing a role.

CULTURE OF SILENCE – YouTube

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Source: globalgirlmedia – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6pA_TKkwp8CULTURE OF SILENCE There is a stigma around depression in Latina, Asian and African American Cultures. No one wants to talk about it, much less get help. In fact, the highest rate of teen suicide attempts among teenagers nationwide is among Latina girls. GlobalGirls in Los Angeles investigate why through brave and […]