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Annotated Bibiliography 1
Annotated Bibiliography 1
Ashley Perez
Shahrazad Encinias
CAS 113B
23 February 2024
Collaboration with Guatemalan Maya Communities.” Social Science & Medicine (1982),
5369490250X?via%3Dihub.
This article discusses the challenges that the Mayan children faced during the war
in Guatemala. The author seeks to tell the indigenous children the truth of what
happened to them and their parents during the war. This source is credible because
it comes from the perspective of a group of mental health workers. The goal of
this source is to let the world know what happened to the Mayan children and for
them to stop living in silence about what happened. This article was informative
and I felt that this was written for a mature and well-informed audience. The
intended audience for this article would also be mental health workers.
Miller, Kenneth E. “The Effects of State Terrorism and Exile on Indigenous Guatemalan Refugee
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This article is about 58 Guatemalan Mayan children who are living in 2 refugee
camps in Chiapas, Mexico. Miller discusses in his article how the children
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recognize why they are living in different areas than other people and why they
aren’t in their original homeland. The goal of this article is to inform the readers
because it sheds light on the indigenous children’s experiences and it supports the
understanding of their needs. The article also brings up the human rights
indigenous children were stripped away from by the Guatemalan army and the
government. The targeted audience for this article would be professionals in the
field of human rights, psychology, or social work. This would also contribute to
those who are interested in how war can impact the mental health of a child.
Nolan, Rachel. “Guatemala’s Baby Brokers: How Thousands of Children Were Stolen for
Adoption.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 4 Jan. 2024, www.theguardian.
com/news/2024/jan/04/guatemalas-baby-brokers-how-tens-of-thousands-of-children-wer
e-stolen-for-adoption#:~:text=A%20report%20in%202000%20found,Most%20were%20I
ndigenous%20Maya.
This article talks about indigenous children being stolen from their families and
adopted. The 3 countries where most indigenous children were adopted were the
United States, Canada, and Europe. The goal of this source is to explain to people
the kidnapping of Indigenous children and how the government played a huge
part in this. It also explains a little about human trafficking happening. This
source is credible because of Nolan's strong evidence and argument. The author
looking for their daughter who was kidnapped. I would say the audience of this
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article would be adoption industries and people who are looking more into where
Nolan, Rachel. “Guatemalan Child Refugees, Then and Now (Disponible En Español).” NACLA,
-now-disponible-en-espa%C3%B1ol.
In this article, we get to see where the Guatemalan indigenous children are taking
refuge after the war in Guatemala. Nolan discusses how some indigenous children
were forced to be domestic workers or were put up for adoption abroad. The
who told his story of what happened to him during the war and where people fled.
The goal of this source is to explain to people where indigenous children took
refuge and how the government did nothing to help the indigenous community.
The article also brings up the percentage of asylum seekers in the United States
being Mayan families and children. The audience for this article are those who are
looking more into migration and people who want to know more about the
Studies in Art Education, vol. 59, no. 4, 2018, pp. 311–27, https://doi.org/10.1080/00393
541.2018.1509262.
In this article, Rodriguez made sure to express the purpose of the aftermath of the
systemic violence that happened during the Guatemalan War by using the
drawings of Mayan Tz’utujil children. The drawings that the Mayan children did
were used as a coping mechanism to ease their suffering from the armed conflict
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happening to indigenous children and their towns during the war in Guatemala
and to speak their truth. It also brings up the issue of human rights Guatemalan
what the drawings the children drew depicted. The intended audience for this
article is most likely people who want to know more about the violence that
Vega, Cristina. “Background.” Children Who Survived: An Examination of the Effects of and
In this chapter of the book, Vega goes into detail about what was going on in
Guatemala during the war and how indigenous children were treated. The author
discusses the victims and how the government provided no aid to them. The goal
of this source is to bring awareness of the physical and mental harm done to the
indigenous children in Guatemala and the struggles the children faced. Vega also
talks about how the killing of the Mayan community affects their culture since the
army of Guatemala was trying to get rid of it. The audience for this article would
be people who are interested in history and human rights. It can slo be about
people who want to know more about the effects of how war impacts children.
“‘The Lost Children of Guatemala’ (Full Version).” YouTube, Noticias Telemundo, 13 Aug.
2020, https://youtu.be/aUnQW3E-yYs?si=aPd0uCEVctoLJ1a0.
This video is about the Indigenous children who are now grown up and looking to
reunite with their families. It is said in the video that the children were taken from
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their mothers when they were born and until now, the parents have the chance to
look for their children and the people who abducted them. This source is credible
because we get interviews of the parents talking about losing their children and
how they’re feeling. The goal of this video is to bring awareness to the world of
where the children of Guatemala disappeared and what has happened to them.
child adoption and proved that adoption in Guatemala is easier than making an
offer. The children were mostly in countries like the United States, Canada, and
Europe. The audience for this video is parents and people who want to know more
about what happened to the indigenous children during the War in Guatemala.
This video was posted in early August 2020 which is still present-day news.