Dont be afraid gringo an oral history by elvia alvarado, translated by medea benjamin. An oral history of elvia alvarado, a courageous campesina peasant activist in. Institute for food and development policy, 1987, pp. Dont be afraid, gringo a honduran woman speaks from the heart. Alvarados story is told in the best selling book translated and edited by medea benjamin, dont be afraid gringo. Im an american, living in the usa, with the government of my country stopping people from honduras at our border right now, ripping their children away, with no regard or understanding for what brought them here. The story of elvia alvarado 3rd edition by medea benjamin editor, elvia alvarado, cover art illustrator, medea benjamin translator paperback, 174 pages, published 1987. This is the story of elvia alvarado s life in honduras. Dont be afraid, gringo elvia alvarado tells the story of her life and the life of the people of honduras. At the time this book was written, alvarado had been working for some time in the honduran peasant movement, pressing the government and landowners to implement a land reform law that called for unused land to be given to landless. Reflections on representation in womens testimonial.
I had a draft post all set up and ready to go, but i just scratched it. Don t be afraid gringo a honduran woman speaks from the heart. The story of elvia alvarado 1st perennial library ed by elvia alvarado, medea benjamin isbn. Elvia alvarado is a honduran woman, an organizer who has fought for years to win land for those who have none. The institute for food and development policy, new york 1987. Elvia alvarado is the author of books such as dont be afraid gringo. Ebook don t be afraid gringo as pdf download portable. Had i been more persistent and read the book back then, i might have been a. He worked for big land owners, while her mother raised chickens. Possible clean exlibrary copy, with their stickers and or stamps. Read it and understand the struggle against tyranny of the poor.
Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Elvia alvarado tells the story of her life and the life of the people of honduras. Dont be afraid, gringo is the awardwinning oral history of elvia alvarado, a courageous campesina peasant activist in honduras, the poorest country in central america. Alvarados testimony is decidedly realist in that she speaks on behalf of campesinos peasants, women, and hondurans. Pdf full book don t be afraid gringo a honduran woman speaks. Published 1987 by institute for food and development policy in san francisco, ca. The story of elvia alvarado by elvia alvarado 19890719 can bring any time you are and not make your carrier space or bookshelves turn out to be full because you can have it in the lovely laptop even. A strange title for a book that sums up one of the problems of usas intervention in central america. The story of elvia alvarado isbn 006097205x, as well as in the pbs documentary elvia and the fight for land and liberty. Dont be afraid, gringo by elvia alvarado goodreads. The book, organized into chapters, reads as though alvarado is talking to the reader directly. Dont be afraid gringo, elvia alvarado honduras they wanted us to give food out to malnourished mothers and children, but they didnt want us.
P2 carmen in daphne patai, brazilian women speak new brunswick. The relationship between core and periphery nations can be observed by looking at the experiences of the people in the books, nectar in a sieve by kamala merkandaya and dont be afraid gringo by media benjamin. This is the story of elvia alvarados life in honduras. Dont be afraid, gringo is the awardwinning oral history of elvia alvarado, a courageous campesina. Her bravery is remarkable, and her belief that the campesinos can lift themselves from poverty if only given some land is compelling. Its the transcription of alvarados story, both of her life and of her work and the struggle that campesinos face in rural honduras, a country located in central america. An oral history of elvia alvarado, a courageous campesina peasant activist in honduras, the poorest country in central america. Dont be afraid, gringo is taken from 30 hours of recorded interviews with elvia alvarado. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The story of elvia alvarado without we recognize teach the one who.
A clip from the documentary by rick tejadaflores and laura rodriguez. Dont be afraid, gringo is the awardwinning oral history of human rights activist elvia alvarado. Elvia alvarado biography elvia alvarado biography and list of works elvia alvarado books. Alvarado is from honduras, one of the poorest countries in central america. A honduran peasant woman speaks from the heart, by elvia alvarado 1987.