Title: Miss Travesía of the Garifuna Community
In this episode, UAlbany student (and season's 4 co-host) J-Lyn discusses her Afro-Latinx heritage and her experiences as part of the Garifuna people. J-Lyn also speaks about the historical background of the Garifuna people and how this has impacted her family history as well. She focuses on her experience participating in a cultural beauty pageant where she represented her Garifuna pueblo and how that participation has helped shape her cultural identity. J-Lyn would also like to invite the listeners to watch the video of her excellent talent of dancing, Chumba Miss Garifuna 2017 Original (Start at 17:10).
0:00 Introduction
0:15 J-Lyn’s Introduction
0:31 Afro-Latina Heritage and Upbringing.
0:56 Who are the Garifuna people?
2:05 What is my cultural experience?
4:03 I do not speak the language
6:22 Family’s immigration to the U.S.
7:31 I owe all my respect to my grandma
9:36 Cultural beauty pageant, Miss Garifuna
10:35 Miss Travesía
10:48 History of the Garifuna people
13:34 There’s power in learning history
15:38 Speech in Garifuna
21:08 Chumba: My dancing talent
25:13 Become a mentor and be part of the process
Contributors:
J-Lyn Thomas (Storyteller/ Host), Yesenia Melo (Host), Brandon Lemus (Editor), Yehara Gutierrez Rodriguez (Marketing), Christopher Miller (Marketing), Carmen Serrano (Editor/Executive Producer). UAlbany Student Stories, Season 4, Episode 1 [podcast].
Music from El Pañuelo de Pepaby Javier Colina and Pepe Rivero. José Cruz, Executive Producer.
Funding provided by the UAlbany Faculty Research Awards Program (FRAP).
Special thanks to Ryan C. Clow, Digital Scholarship Center Training Specialist, for allowing us to use the equipment and recording studio.
Email Carmen Serrano: cserrano4@albany.edu
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