extraordinary photos of ordinary mexicans

[Guest guest]

Folks,

I don't generally pass along photographs, however, I thought

I should send this link for those of you interested and looking for a bit of

inspiration. This is from an article in Foreign Policy titled

" The Magnificent Migrants, Extraordinary Photos of Ordinary

Mexicans. "

This passage from the author/photographer sums up the

content: " I saw a Spiderman costume in a store in November 2001, and

that's when everything came together in my head. Comic-book superheroes have an

alter ego, and so do immigrants in the United States. They may be insignificant

or even invisible to much of society, but they are heroes in their homelands. "

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/05/28/the_magnificent_migrants.

Enjoy.

Alice Larson

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Alice. Some interesting and concept-challenging photos from New York City. For the researcher in us, we note that most individuals photographed were from one of three locations in Mexico, owing to the photographer's networks and/or the practice of constructing continuing communities outside the homeland. Anyways, here in Tucson the interest in super-heroes is being recognized by the county-city library with a special film festival over the month of June for teenagers and adults. Most of those for teens, shown in the afternoon, are about El Santo Superestrella and one-two with Blue Demon. Those for adults, shown in the evening, pay tribute to the travails of Dona Barbara or Father Nazarin or other characters popularized through novellas and the like.

V Bletzer, Medical Anthropologist

 

On 1 June 2010 19:08, Alice Larson <las@...> wrote:

Folks, I don't generally pass along photographs, however, I thought I should send this link for those of you interested and looking for a bit of inspiration.  This is from an article in Foreign Policy titled " The Magnificent Migrants, Extraordinary Photos of Ordinary Mexicans. "

This passage from the author/photographer sums up the content: " I saw a Spiderman costume in a store in November 2001, and that's when everything came together in my head. Comic-book superheroes have an alter ego, and so do immigrants in the United States. They may be insignificant or even invisible to much of society, but they are heroes in their homelands. "

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/05/28/the_magnificent_migrants.

Enjoy.

Alice Larson

 

[Guest guest]

Thank You

I love these pictures. CAn I print them and put them up in my lobby as a display?

Thanks

Corina FlorezSoutheast Georgia Communities Project Inc.300 South State StreetLyons, Ga. 30436912-526-5451Fax: 912-526-0089E-mail: cflorez@...

Folks, I don't generally pass along photographs, however, I thought I should send this link for those of you interested and looking for a bit of inspiration. This is from an article in Foreign Policy titled "The Magnificent Migrants, Extraordinary Photos of Ordinary Mexicans."

This passage from the author/photographer sums up the content: " I saw a Spiderman costume in a store in November 2001, and that's when everything came together in my head. Comic-book superheroes have an alter ego, and so do immigrants in the United States. They may be insignificant or even invisible to much of society, but they are heroes in their homelands."

http://www.foreignp olicy.com/ articles/ 2010/05/28/ the_magnificent_ migrants.

Enjoy.

Alice Larson