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  • Building bridges with the Maya community

    Aug 11, 2020 3:00 pm by Kimberly WilsonOutreach
    This photo of Santa Eulalia, Guatemala, taken by Ryan Shosted in 2008, shows where many Q'anjob'al-speaking residents of east-central Illinois come from.

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    • This photo of Santa Eulalia, Guatemala, taken by Ryan Shosted in 2008, shows where many Q'anjob'al-speaking residents of east-central Illinois come from.

    The Illinois Maya Initiative will develop a collaborative hub connecting researchers, social service professionals, and a growing community of Mayan immigrants and refugees in East Central Illinois, who probably number in the hundreds.