Voiceless

Author

Maria Sanchez Diez, Maria Sanchez DiezFollow

Graduation Date

Fall 12-31-2015

Grading Professor

Jere Hester

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Abstract

In 2013, Deisy García, a young immigrant from Guatemala filed two domestic violence complaints against her husband. In one of them she said she was scared he would killed her. The New York City Police Department never translated it and eight months later, Garcia's husband ended up killing her, along with their two daughters. Exploring García's case, this story explores how the access to interpretation services can mean a matter of life or death for Spanish-speaking victims of domestic violence.

Recommended Citation

Sanchez Diez, Maria, "Voiceless" (2015). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gj_etds/78