Posts Tagged ‘Mam’
Oakland WIC team uses TikTok to reach Mam-speaking mothers
Mayra Matias Pablo cradles a baby doll in her arm while holding a stuffed breast in her other hand. Dressed in traditional Guatemalan clothing and speaking Mam, a Mayan language from Guatemala, she uses the props to demonstrate a proper latch. Matias Pablo works for the Women, Infant and Children program at Oakland’s Native American…
Read MoreOakland’s Mam community celebrates their first cultural festival
Oakland’s Mam community, an indigenous group originally from Guatemala, celebrated their first cultural festival on September 15.
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