Hispanic students balance stress from COVID with family expectations and taboos. At campuses all across the country, students are dealing with a heightened level of stress, depression, and anxiety, brought on by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Montclair State is no different. And Latino students, who often have added family responsibilities and expectations, are especially vulnerable.Jasmin walks... Continue Reading →
The Peruvian Andes
In this photo, we can see four riders with an extra mule coming down a snow mountain in the Peruvian Andes; they leave behind a cross on the top of the hill that is disappearing with the snow and the first rays of the sun that are coming up behind the cross. The mestizo... Continue Reading →
My Interesting Facts about Cuba
Cuba represents to The United States the girl you always loved, but she never paid attention to you. The paradise just 90 miles away from us, the land of exotic coffees and aromatic cigars, a magic place with beautiful people dancing salsa all day. This vision can be extracted from any Gabriel Garcia Marquez books;... Continue Reading →
New Critical Spaces
There are too many things to discuss in the articles I read, and I would like to start talking about some experiences that came into my mind while reading the article “New Critical Spaces in Transitional Justice.” Terrorism in Peru in the nineties provoked migration of people from the Andes to the coast... Continue Reading →