Maya Health in the Days of Deportation Discussion and the case example of Colectivo Vida Digna, Guatemala

Authors

David W. Barillas Chon, University of Northern Colorado

Abstract

Health inequalities and health racism have a long history in the Americas, as in Guatemala and the United States. Drawing upon testimonies and case examples from the Maya non-profit Colectivo Vida Digna [Guatemala]. Barillas-Chon reveals how some Maya in Guatemala have organized to overcome historic and current challenges and are now working with Maya who have returned from the US.

Publication Date

12-19-2025

Author Bio(s)

Dr. David W. Barillas Chón is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chicana/o and Latinx Studies (CLS) at the University of Northern Colorado. His experience as a Maya in the diaspora inspired him to serve Indigenous, Latinx, Central American, low-income, and other minoritized groups like the ones he comes from. He is currently researching how Latiné, Chicané, and Indigenous college students at a university in the western United States understand Indigeneity and Latinidad."

DOI

10.62915/2688-9188.1200

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