Tag: ALLA
Andrea Bolivar , November 9th, 2020
How can there be talk of a singular Latinx vote without recognizing the differentiated racial experiences among Latinxs? During the 2020 primary elections, a New York Times headline,…
Andrea Bolivar , October 26th, 2020
ALLA reflects on the current moment, Latinx anthropology, awards, mentoring, and programming for Raising Our Voices. On September 30, Dr. Anthony Fauci and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus participat…
Andrea Bolivar , September 3rd, 2020
A few weeks ago, the Association of Latina/o & Latinx Anthropologists (ALLA) released a statement condemning anti-Black violence and calling for “an intimate reckoning with anti-Blackness and whit…
Aimee Villarreal , June 13th, 2018
The current political administration poses numerous threats to various minoritized communities in the United States. Anti-Latinx and transphobic sentiments and policy actions are on the rise. Given t…
Margaret Dorsey , November 27th, 2017
“María, María, perdí la esperanza, María, María, perdí la esperanza.” I am reminded of these lyrics from the bomba group, Yuba Iré, when I see the pictures and…
Alexandra Frankel , November 3rd, 2017
[pquote]Instead of proclaiming and declaring anthropology’s importance, we should step back and ask: What is the matter with anthropology?[/pquote]Our Annual Meeting theme has a problem. “Anthropology…

Diane Garbow , September 15th, 2016
Latina/o History, Decolonized Pedagogies and the Politics of Inclusion “We, students, deeply internalized the limited exposure and hidden space allotted to vitally important alternative histories on c…
Elyse Bailey , March 21st, 2016
The very public lynchings of black men, women, and children prompted much concern, discussion, and action at the 2014 Annual Meetings of the American Anthropological Association in Washington,…