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GARIFUNA LIFE IN LOS ANGELES |
01/28/05 |
The Garifuna community in Los Angeles has been growing significantly along with its traditions and culture. I set myself on a journey of finding the common hangouts that my people frequent on the weekends
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Is the Garifuna culture dying out? |
01/20/05 |
I observed that the young people and most of those my age (45+) were not passing on the language and culture. I saw a lot of apathy. I particularly was surprised at a niece of mine whom I asked what was new in the Garifuna community or Organizations. She looked at me like if I was crazy and asked surprisingly ‘what was that?’ My niece, who is twenty-five years old; two young children had no idea of how important it is to stay informed about the culture in order to pass it on to her children. She like many others have taken the culture for granted. They do not realize how rapidly our Garifuna culture is dying out. During my stay, I had the privilege to speak and shared with people on how North Americans and people in the states are very interested in our culture. It was sad that they seemed not to see how special they are as a people.
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HIV AND AIDS IN THE GARIFUNA COMMUNITY |
01/14/05 |
This is a wake up call to all Garinagu concerning the HIV and AIDS epidemic rampant in our community. For years now our culture has been in denial in regards to this disease. We cannot continue to hide from this ever growing problem among our people. HIV and AIDS is currently contributing to the direct decline of the Garifuna population.
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ACCEPTING OUR DIFFERENCES |
01/12/05 |
Sometimes in life we experience some self doubt. We catch ourselves not knowing where we fit in. We find ourselves trying to measure up to other people’s expectations. How do we identify ourselves in society? A number of Garinagu ponder these same questions on a daily basis. They feel that not being able to speak the Garifuna language and not knowing all of the traditions make them less of a Garifuna. I want to reassure you that this is not true.
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PRESERVING THE WANARAGUA TRADITION |
12/16/04 |
This article is dedicated to what is wonderful about Garifuna. I hope that after reading the following you too will feel the same warmth I felt when I was inspired and decided to write this article about another one of our traditions.
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RECLAIMING OUR HERITAGE |
12/09/04 |
The time has come for us to reclaim our heritage. Our culture should not be a theme for certain days of the year to celebrate. Our wardrobe should not be a costume that we pull out of the closet only on special occasions. Being Garifuna is an everyday duty.
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The Garinagu Presence in Central America |
11/30/04 |
It never ceases to amaze me of the capability of the garifuna mind. I am always perplexed of what great accomplishments garifuna individuals have continued to make. Scholars have been able to translate not only the Holy Bible but also the national anthems of Honduras, Belize and now Guatemala into the Garifuna language
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