Daughters of Latin America

This panel conversation and live reading explores Daughters of Latin America, a groundbreaking Latina feminist anthology that amplifies the voices of women across the Americas. The collection brings together the work of more than one hundred writers from Latin America, the Caribbean, and the diaspora, weaving together poetry, essays, and storytelling that transcend borders and generations.

Join editor, storyteller, and filmmaker Sandra Guzmán and Boston-based writer, poet, and activist Yvette Modestin as they discuss how this anthology recenters Latina cultural production, creating a rich and expansive genealogy of voices that speak across time and space.

Speakers:
Sandra Guzmán, Editor, storyteller, and filmmaker
Yvette Modestin, Writer, poet, and activist

About the Speakers

Sandra Guzmán is an award-winning Afro-Indigenous storyteller, journalist, and documentary filmmaker whose work explores identity, spirituality, and social justice. She is the editor of Daughters of Latin America, a landmark anthology featuring the voices of Latina writers from the 1400s to today. Guzmán has produced films and multimedia projects that highlight the intersections of race, gender, and culture, and her essays have appeared in major U.S. and Latin American publications.

Yvette Modestin is a writer, poet, and Afro-Panamanian activist based in Boston. She is the founder and executive director of Encuentro Diaspora Afro, an organization dedicated to promoting the visibility and empowerment of Afro-descendant communities. Her work bridges art and activism, emphasizing the importance of storytelling and identity in the Afro-Latin American experience.

Presented in collaboration with,The Committee on Ethnicity, Migration, Rights (EMR), Harvard University; The Afro-Latin American Research Institute (ALARI); and The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS).