Journal of Borderlands Studies
Volume 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-25

The testimonio of Eva: A Mexican refugee in El Paso (Article)

Lusk M.* , Villalobos G.
  • a College of Health Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, 1500 W. University Ave., El Paso TX, 79968, United States
  • b College of Health Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, 1500 W. University Ave., El Paso TX, 79968, United States

Abstract

As a result of the drug wars in Mexico and the associated widespread violence and lawlessness, hundreds of undocumented refugees have crossed the border into the United States to escape physical violence, death threats, extortion, kidnapping and other dangers in Mexico. The authors have been conducting in-depth interviews of Mexican refugees. Of those, Eva stands out as the most eloquent and poignant expression of injustice, suffering, fear, and invisibility. Her witness to the struggle of refugees from violence is told as a testimonio-a style of oral history that has deep roots in Latin America and which is characterized by a plea for justice. © 2012 Association for Borderland Studies.

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84867112161&doi=10.1080%2f08865655.2012.676321&partnerID=40&md5=e0509d257e9f0dbcf25efcbb0e31d9f6
DOI: 10.1080/08865655.2012.676321
ISSN: 08865655
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English