Isabel Guerra writing at Living in Peru provides an overview [1] of a recent case of discrimination and racism by the local newspaper “Correo” for mocking the the indigenous congresswomen Hilaria Supa for her poor proficiency of Spanish. When in fact, she never attended school and Spanish is her second language. Others have come to Supa's defense saying that she represents millions of Peruvians like her.
Peru: Newspaper Mocks Indigenous Congresswoman's Spanish Language Proficiency
· Written by Juan Arellano
Categories: Latin America, Peru, Ethnicity & Race, Indigenous, Media & Journalism