I, Rigoberta Menchu

I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala | Rigoberta Menchu

This book has been on my list for a while. The back of it says she was the winner of the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize. I am finding this fascinating to read about her life and the Quiché/K‘iche‘ community in Guatemala.

alisiakae

I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala | Rigoberta Menchu

It‘s International Women‘s Day! One of the reasons we added the #Feminist Classic prompt to the first season of #Booked2018!

Here are some of my favorite nonfiction books about strong and powerful women. I tried to choose. A selection of books that I haven‘t talked about on Litsy very much.

What are your reading picks for #InternationalWomensDay? How do you honor this day?

What I am doing today is in the comments. š‘‡š¸¾š‘‡š¸»š‘‡š¸¼š‘‡š¸æ

alisiakae Sadly, Charlotte is a hub for human trafficking, which often counts women amongst its victims. We also have a lot of Central American refugees - including women and children - fleeing gang violence in Central America. I am spending the day as an ACLU Court Observer in the nearby Federal Immigration Court. A court that has the second lowest asylum approval rating in the country (Atlanta is lowest). š’ 7y

jpmcwisemorgan A lot of people don‘t seem to understand the WHY behind how people end up in the US. And they don‘t also understand that many times it‘s because of something the US did or didn‘t do. People wouldn‘t be trafficked into the US if there wasn‘t demand. Everybody needs to let that sink in. 7y

readinginthedark š” 7y

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JPeterson

I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala | Rigoberta Menchu

#booktober #booksinsouthamerica
Small collection, mostly from a Latin American lit class I took way back in college.

WOCreads Oh How's I Rigoberta? It's on my tbrš 8y

shawnmooney I studied the Rigoberta Menchu memoir in graduate school and was deeply disappointed to find out that much of it is not true, that she manufactured a lot of the stuff in it. I lost almost all respect for her. 8y

Wannabe_Quijote I teach Rigoberta's book when I take students to Guatemala or teach our Latin American studies intro course. There is a lot of controversy about her book - but most of what she tells happened to someone...just not herself like she claims. 8y

JPeterson @shawnmooney @FUNdamental I had no idea! We studied this in college, but didn't go into any of the controversy. That's insane. But a good point on how it happened to someone, if not her. @Ifyoucanreadthis_Bina I had enjoyed it, but now looking at it under a new light from the other comments š¤” 8y

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