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Recent piece by incoming Cogut Visiting Professor of Latin American Studies Irma Velasquez Nimatuj

July 6, 2018

Irma Velasquez Nimatuj

In her piece titled “Why do Children Leave My Country?” incoming Cogut Visiting Professor of Latin American Studies Irma Velasquez Nimatuj writes of the history of poverty, violence, and exploitation in her home country Guatemala, and why those born into these circumstances are trying to escape from them. 

To read Irma's work, please visit https://skylight.is/2018/06/why-do-children-leave-my-country-by-irma-alicia-velasquez-nimatuj/ 

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