Document Type
Report
Publication Date
11-5-2025
Abstract
This second volume of the CLACLS Reportage Series is a testament to our ongoing commitment to public-facing scholarship that bridges academic research and the lived experiences of Latinx communities in New York and beyond. This edition brings together three distinct yet interconnected stories that speak to belonging, migration, and cultural transformation across generations.
Tatiana Bertolucci Peixoto follows the legacy of Marielle Franco, the Black, queer, favela-born activist whose political assassination in Rio de Janeiro reverberated around the world galvanizing a global network of resistance—from Brazil’s favelas to New York’s diasporic communities—turning her name into a living emblem of feminist, anti-racist, and democratic struggle.
Marcela Joya takes us to the streets and dance floors of Washington Heights, where the sound of bachata becomes a marker of memory, migration, and change. Through lyrical ethnography, she chronicles how gentrification reshapes Dominican musical life.
Oscar Aponte invites readers into the classrooms of Lehman College, where second-generation Latino students in the Bronx rediscover Latin America as both history and imagined future. Through his reflection on teaching Latin American history, Aponte explores how the promise of the American Dream and the Latin American Dream.
Ana María Granados Romero sheds light on New York City’s maternal health crisis, focusing on the crucial yet often overlooked role of doulas in reducing racial and ethnic health disparities. She portrays reproductive justice where community-based care offers dignity, agency, and hope to women navigating systemic inequities in the city’s healthcare system.
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Citation information: Bertolucci Peixoto, Joya, Aponte, Granados Romero (2025). CLACLS Reportage, Vol. 2, New York, NY: Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center.