Studying the Languages of the Andes
As a young student, I was quite determined to do research in South America. (I am not sure why, but it may have to do with the fact that I was born in the mining region of Bolivia, where my father…
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Country: Ecuador
Indigenous Movements in Ecuador
English + Español
In October of 2019, Ecuador was thrust into the international spotlight. For nearly two weeks, a multitude of protesters in the capital of Quito demanded that President Lenín Moreno repeal…
Fuel Price Protests Open Broad Rights Dialogue in Trilingual and Plurinational Ecuador
In mid-October 2019, Ecuador’s indigenous peoples suddenly left home and became the most numerous and visible marchers in a massive national protest, ostensibly against rising gasoline…
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Afro-descendant Migration on the Colombian-Ecuadorian Border
English + Español
As an Afro-Colombian woman, I find that investigating the the Afro-descendant community’s migrations in the context of the Colombian armed conflict is an experience that crisscrosses my own history. I was…
Shared Sentiments Inspire New Cultural Centers
English + Español
In the early afternoon of January 3, 2018, in the mountainous village of Shicang, Zhejiang Province, China, firecrackers burst into the air and flags waved in the wind as a parade of Clan…