Latina/o Culture Resources
    from Donna Rich

Excerpt from When Violence Begins at Home.   Briefly describes what author K.J. Wilson considers aspects of the Latina/o culture that can impact intimate relationships and cause women to be trapped in an abusive situation.
www.actabuse.com/latinas.html


Puerto Rican Congress of New Jersey, Inc.  Contains a concise description of social and cultural influences on the issues of domestic violence for women from Puerto Rico.
www.prcongress.org/violence.html


Barriers and Consequences for Battered Immigrant Latinas.  Outlines social, economic, and legal problems encountered by Latina immigrants in domestic violence situations.
http://www.aad.berkeley.edu/96journal/gloriagonzalez.html

see also The Diversity pages Latino/a Resources
and Mexican American Links

5/12/00 D. Rich

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