We are few but we are mighty!
This page gives a general overview of other Chicana and Latina sites on
the web. From individual pages to an entire literature class project,
these sites should give you a sense of the strength and
diversity of the Chicana and Latina community. |
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~ The Cyberspace for Women project at Artists' Television Access is a computer literacy program for low-income women which aims "to provide a supportive and unintimidating environment in which women can be exposed to computers and Internet technology." ~ The Glass Houses project is Jacalyn Lopez Garcia's webproject that is a lovely contribution to a Chicana presence on the web. Tour her 'home on the web' and join her discussion of Mexican-American identity. Her project is supported by a University of California, Riverside, Distinguished Undergraduate President's Fellowship. Way to go, Jacalyn! ~ As if one terrific webzine wasn't enough! You've already met Tejana webdiva Sandra Fernandez in her webzine Escrito, a personal collection of poetry and prose, updated weekly. Now she's launching piel morena, a personal and bilingual site of creative writing, thoughts, and ideas. Don't miss it! ~ Fantastic new site on Women in the Global Economy with a focus on CrossBorder Organizing. Includes updates on Women in Action: organizing strategies (which includes a slew of women's labor groups including Mujer a Mujer, Justice for Janitors, La Mujer Obrera), a history of Chicana organizers in Texas, as well as research and information on Global Solidarity. ~ UCLA's Chicana/LatinaNet is the flagship website for Chicanas and Chicana Studies on the 'Web. The first and the best, it's a valuable resource for information on Chicana scholarship on the Web, thanks to Webjefa Romelia Salinas. Check out bibliographies, course syllabi, links to schools, colleges, and cultural centers, and an innovative way to create your own Latina WebPage... ~ Stanford's amazing Yvonne Yarbro-Bejarano (Professor of Spanish & Portugese) has pulled together this gorgeous collection of work by Chicana artists throughout the United States, including Carmen Lomas Garza, Yolanda Lopez, Delilah Montoya, Santa Barraza, Unfortunately, you have to go to Stanford to access the entire database (her research team is still working out the copyright issues), but here's a sample of work and a description of the Chicana Art Database Project. ~ Talking About Development by Vera Britto at University of Michigan is an interview series in which different Latina/o professionals, politicians, grassroots activists, and others, discuss development issues and how their work fits in with the larger social, political, and economic framework of the world we live in and the goals they seek. ~ Reproductive Rights continue to be a central issue for Chicana, Latina, and women of color feminists, meaning the right to education and information about our bodies, about contraception, pregnancy, and abortion, and their various effects on our lives. Women of color have also historically been vulnerable to coercive procedures, particularly sterilization abuse. Chicana historian Vicki Ruiz discusses how Chicanas/Mexicanas were sterilized without their knowledge in Los Angeles in the late 70s. African American socialist-feminist scholar Angela Davis discusses the coercive sterilization of over thirty-five percent of Puerto Rican women in the 70s in her classic book, Women, Race & Class (the book is a must-read for anyone and everyone). Similar figures exist for Native American women on the reservations. That said, check out the women of color partnership for reproductive rights. You can also read the following paper on sterilization abuse by Beth Cooper Benjamin at Haverford College's Women, Medicine & Biology Website. ~ Latino Spectrum is the only nationally syndicated column written by a Chicana and Chicano couple. Patrisia Gonzales and her husband Roberto Rodriguez write informative and engaging weekly articles on issues affecting Chicana/o and Latina/o communities in the United States. Check out this selection at their website. ~ Companera Catriona Ruedas Esquibel is completing her doctoral degree in the History of Consciousness program at UC Santa Cruz, working with Profesora Angela Davis at the excellent Research Cluster for the Study of Women of Color in Collaboration and Conflict. Check out Catriona's personal website with her work on Queer Chicana Fiction as well as her site for the Research Cluster. Be sure to stay tuned for more details on the UCSC Annual Women of Color Film Festival. ~ Printed Revolutionary, a terrific poem on the power of the printed word by Stanford student Maribel Ledesma. I hope to post a new address for Maribel's site soon..... ~ La Chicana con Botas has developed this kickass website at Vassar College educating folks out there about Chicana and Chicano issues. Be sure to check out her nominations for Chicanas Chingonas..... ~ Eve
Gallardo is educator, photographer, and world traveller.
Peruse her beautiful website for tidbits about animal wildlife, and her
work with children in our educational system.
~ Latina scholar/activist Ximena Zuniga works on educational diversity and justice issues. ~ Latina Rights Initiative of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense & Education Fund ~ Meet Drago, an amazing Chicana/Italiana active in San Francisco's Deaf Queer community. ~ Check out Lisette's Latino Literature homepage for poetry and prose written across the Americas ~ Mayan Girl (Laura)
is one of California's ~ Carla Lopez created this personal site with some good links to the National Indian Telecommunications Institute, and a few other introductions to the web. Let me know if you'd like to be added to this section! ~ ~ ~ |
hardworking
bilingual education teachers (now that's chingona!) who has constructed
this beautiful personal website....
