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About the Book

Through the stories of individual Latinas, this book examines issues of domestic violence (DV) including the obstacles and the cultural challenges that make it difficult for Latinas to resolve these abusive relationships. The book includes examples of the struggles Latinas face when trying to live up to the expectations of their culture and society at large, while living in abusive relationships. The reader will also learn about the many other types of violence these women experienced leading up to and during their experience with DV. Dentro del tema pricipal de la Violencia Domestica, se discutiran los efectos de la VD en Latinas, las barreras y los retos culturales que hacen difícil que estas mujeres dejen una relación abusiva. Incluye excelentes ilustraciones de los estragos que las Latina enfrentan cuando tratan de llenar la expectativa que la cultura sostiene para ellas durantela experiencia con VD. Los lectores aprenderán varios tipos de violencia basada en género que las mujeres viven, como también los estragos personales que enfrentan cuando hacen la decisión de dejar a sus abusadores.

About the Author

Lu Rocha has been an advocate for survivors of gender-based violence for nearly 20 years. Her work has included domestic violence (DV) counseling, community education and shelter management. She has worked with women's organizations from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds to help establish DV programs that reflect each community's particular needs and cultural values. Ms. Rocha has worked extensively in the Latino community at local, national and international levels. She works at De Paul University where she created courses on; Violence Against Women, Gender and Culture and Latino History in Chicago. She is also co-founder and executive director of Women for Economic Justice. Ms. Rocha is a consultant, specializing in training professionals on cultural competency and best practices in services to survivors of gender-based violence.