I Am Not Just "The Girl From Bolivia": An International Student’s Experiences of Community in Bolivia and London
Item
Title
I Am Not Just "The Girl From Bolivia": An International Student’s Experiences of Community in Bolivia and London
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Type
Moving Image
Creator
Roveena Chand Jassal
Date
2000s, 2010s.
Description
This portrait delves into Maya Fernandez's story of being known as “the girl from Bolivia." The portrait illustrates Maya’s feelings towards this phrase and how her experiences “as an outsider” have impacted her experiences in the London community. Maya is a second year MIT international student at Western University who explores the certain interactions that she has faced. She then compares how relationships are developed in both Bolivia and London. She explains the social inequalities that she has observed, the stereotypes of being from another country, and what it’s like to be “an outsider" in London, Ontario. Overall, this portrait thoroughly describes Maya for the complex and unique being that she is, rather than just as “the girl from Bolivia.”
Format
Video - image montage
Language
English
Place
Santa Cruz, Bolivia and London, Ontario
Publisher
Bridging Classroom and Community: Languages and Cultures in Action, Western University, Fall 2019
Contributor
Maya Fernandez
Extent
8:24
Relation
Is part of Hispanic collection.
Subject
Studying in Canada as an International student