Jacqueline S. Campo, a second-year Ph.D. student in Applied Linguistics, presented her topic at the Indigenous Learning Forum hosted by the American Philosophical Society on February 15. The presentation was titled “From the Andes to Lima: Narratives of Indigenous Quechua Migrants and Their Internal Migration Trajectory.”

From this talk, she discussed the internal migration patterns of Quechua indigenous people from the Peruvian Andes to Lima, Peru’s capital, in search of improved access to social, educational, and economic resources—a common mobility pattern in the country. The focus is on the Leticia community, where a sizable Quechua population faces systematic discrimination based on their origins and the geographical location of their neighborhood in Lima.

By presenting the geographical features and the cultural artifacts of indigenous groups, she underscored the significance of comprehending how the Quechua population, having migrated to Lima, interprets their experiences and indigeneity. This pertains to their construction of narratives about migration to Lima and involves an examination of how their internal migration trajectory influences their sense of self and cultural practices.