About Our Site
Rigoberta Menchu is an extraordinary individual who has been greatly influenced by her Mayan culture and traditions. We strove to portray her love of her homeland through a background image of the Guatemalan altiplano. This image, designed by Emily Chang, is a representation of the place in which Menchu grew and in which she fought courageously for her people's rights. In addition, the inspirational quotes at the onset of this site were delivered by Menchu on various occasions for promoting peace. The last major aspect of our site is the link to the Rigoberta Menchu Foundation, which highlights her goals for the future.
Bibliography
- Menchu, Rigoberta. Crossing Borders: An Autobiography. New York: Verso , 1998. Print.
- Menchu, Rigoberta. I, Rigoberta Menchu. New York: Verso, 1984. Print.
- "Rigoberta's Story." Odyssey Latin American Stage n. pag. Web. 30 Apr 2011.<http://www.worldtrek.org/odyssey/latinamerica/rigoberta/rigoberta_story.html>
- "Rigoberta Menchú Tum - Biography". Nobelprize.org. 23 Feb 2011 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1992/tum.html
- "Rigoberta Menchu:1959-;Activist, Author Biography." Net Industries n. pag. Web. 30 Apr 2011. <http://biography.jrank.org/pages/3679/Mench-Rigoberta-1959-Activist-Author.html>.
- "The Rigoberta Menchu Tum Foundation." Fundacion Rigoberta Menchu Tum n. pag. Web. 30 Apr 2011. <http://www.frmt.org/en/quienesrigobertamenchutum.html>.
- When the Mountains Tremble. Dir. Pamela Yates and Newton Sigel." Perf. Menchu, Rigoberta. A Skylight Pictures Production: 1987, Film.
We would like to especially thank Barry Tomasini who has helped us tremendously in this endeavor, and Ms. Freeman for being an excellent support and for continuing on this Seevak competition as set forth by our cherished alumnus, Sheldon Seevak.