In Case You Were Wondering...

 I listened to "Cross-Border Abortion Care" from Latino USA.  The program was hosted by Maria Hinojosa and featured co-host Jamilah King.  This segment also featured Lina-Maria Murillo, an assistant professor in Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies and History at the University of Iowa, and Veronica Martinez, a journalist covering gender and immigration.  This program aired on September 28, 2021 but I am listening to it on October 25, 2021.  While listening to this program I learned about the policies on abortion that were made in Texas as well as how Americans and Mexicans are reacting.  Some things I liked about the program were that the women in this podcast did not really hold back how they felt about the injustices that they face as a result of these laws.  They exercised their right to free speech to speak on a controversial topic.  One thing I did not like about the program was the part where they said that "Anti-abortion laws are increasingly becoming criti

       I read the Popol Vuh , the sacred book of the Maya, translated by Allen J. Christenson.  Originally written in the Maya language, the Popol Vuh  was translated by Allen J. Christenson to be more modern and overall help readers get a better understanding of the story.  The book tells the story of how the Maya were established.  However, the story is focused mainly on the Maya, and pushes aside their contact with the Spanish.  The reason being stated in the book where Christenson says "the authors were traditionalists, in the sense that they recorded the history and theology of the ancient highland Maya people without adding material from European sources"(Christenson 35).  This could serve as proof that the Maya were more concerned with learning about their history. The family tree of the Hero Twins      A few of the main characters that the story focuses on include One Hunahpu, Seven Hunahpu, the Lords of Xibalba, Lady Blood, and The Hero Twins.  Some of things that th