Aims & Purpose

In a world on the move, Maya exemplify the dynamism of migration and exchange. How have Maya come to have a continental reach? How do they contribute socially, economically, and politically to new places, while continuing to connect across borders? How do their heritages, shared with North American natives and earlier immigrants, enrich them but also represent challenges to institutions, policies, and historical trajectories? How do their experiences illuminate some of the most significant issues of our time? These questions, among others, are what inspired the new journal, Maya America.

The name "Maya America" refers to the traditional lands of the Maya plus the new lands of the Maya Diaspora. Thus "America" in the journal title does not mean the "United States" but only includes the United States as another area of contemporary Maya homelands. In addition to the Maya populations, we welcome essays on other topics and people of the Americas. The journal is open to submissions throughout the year.

Maya America features essays and literature about past, contemporary, and emerging experiences and challenges in the Americas. We publish academic papers, commentary, personal reflections, research reports, and creative works such as literature and art.

Academic essays are double-blind peer reviewed while the creative works are peer reviewed. Authors keep full rights over their work. Authors are welcome regardless of ethnicity or background.