Academic Co-Optation

Each of us has a fingerprint, footprint and legacy called our backstory and counterstory of our historical presence on this space on earth called America.
It is our story of the original encounter, forced relocation or immigration by choice.
Each story is relevantly unique, multigenerational and interdependent.
Each story valued and respected, never demeaning another’s.
Jorge Prosperi shared his story in Trenzas-Braids about assimilation, acclimation, resiliency and perseverance resulting in hope.
The following thematic reviews decode the conceptual framework of immigrant voices converging on resiliency, perseverance and hope.

*The wall mural in downtown Longmont, Colorado created by local artist Gamma Acosta, shows four generations of women braiding each other’s hair. It represents love, family and knowledge passed form one generation to the next.