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La Verdad: A Witness to the Salvadoran Martyrs
A firsthand account of the El Salvador martyrdoms and the process of resettling in the United States by Lucia Cerna, a housekeeper at the UCA, through transcribed interviews; also an academic and politically adept reading of El Salvador's history and the vagaries of the American immigration system by a local scholar and professor.
- GenresNonfiction
186 pages, Paperback
First published March 15, 2014
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September 25, 2017
An amazing description of the murder of six Jesuit priests and 2 women co-workers in 1988 by an eye-witness. Lucia Cerna's treatment in El Salvador as well as when she first reached America is greatly distressing. The US involvement, especially through the School of the Americas continues to be concerning.
September 30, 2016
The book is about one woman's eyewitness to the murders of several Jesuit priests and two housekeepers in El Salvador on November 16, 1989. It is a harrowing account of the events and a personal story about making the choice to tell the truth in light of fierce opposition, abuse and brutality. This is a tale of one woman's strength and virtuous behavior when almost everyone in power around her was anything but virtuous.
The books chapters are divided into two parts-the first-a personal account of Lucia Cerna during the events leading up to, the events themselves and the aftermath of these horrible murders. The second part of each chapter gives background information from a historical, religious and political point of view to fill out the descriptions given by Cerna.
As a political science and history double major in college, I liked the format. Although I wish the background information was first and then her personal story. I understand why it was done this way, however. It gives importance to her story over the background information. This is a must read for anyone who is interested in political science, foreign affairs or human rights, especially as it pertains to the United States, Central America and the fear of Communism.
The books chapters are divided into two parts-the first-a personal account of Lucia Cerna during the events leading up to, the events themselves and the aftermath of these horrible murders. The second part of each chapter gives background information from a historical, religious and political point of view to fill out the descriptions given by Cerna.
As a political science and history double major in college, I liked the format. Although I wish the background information was first and then her personal story. I understand why it was done this way, however. It gives importance to her story over the background information. This is a must read for anyone who is interested in political science, foreign affairs or human rights, especially as it pertains to the United States, Central America and the fear of Communism.
August 6, 2015
Wonderful storytelling, brilliant dual insight into El Salvador's war and America's historical involvement.
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