On this episode, the LMC speaks with Pamela Cunningham about how the Black Lives Matter movement deconstructs the myth of Costa Rica as the “Switzerland” of Latin America and how it forces Costa Rica to re-examine important figures in its history. Pamela Cunningham is an Afro Costa Rican activist and co-founder of Costa Rica Afro.
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May 5th 2017: Xenophobia in Costa Rica
This week, we speak with Caitlin Fouratt, a professor of International Studies @ Cal State Univ, Long Beach. She talks about the surprising rise of xenophobia in Costa Rica towards Nicaraguan migrants & how it debunks the myth of Costa Rica as the “Switzerland” of Latin America.
