Girls Club Worldwide

LES Girls Club Member Lizbeth

Hi, my name is Lizabeth. I am ten years old and I am in the fifth grade. My favorite color is pink, but I also like orange. I want to be a famous actress when I grow up.

Hola, mi nombre es Lizabeth. Tengo diez anos y estoy en mi quinto ano de escuela. Mi color favorito es rosa pero tambien me gusta naranja. Quiero ser una actriz famosa cuando *

LES Girls Club Member Alondra

Hi my name is Alondra. I am 12 years old. I live in a great place. I have a brother and two sisters. My favorite color is black. My favorite food is beans, rice and chicken meat, but I like better the Ice Cream. I am Dominican and I am in Middle School.

Hola mi nombre es Alondra. Tengo 12 años. Yo vivo en un lugar bacán. Yo tengo un hermano y dos hermanas. Mi color favorito es el negro. Mi comida favorita es gandules, arroz y carne de pollo pero me gusta mas el helado. Yo soy dominicana y estoy en la escuela secundaria.

(translated by Alondra)

LES Girls Club Member Taina

Taina, I am 6 years old. My school is P.S.20. I have 2 brothers. I am about to have a baby. [My mother is about to have a baby]

Taina, yo tengo 6 años. Mi escuela es la escuela primaria 20. Yo tengo 2 hermanos. Estoy a punto de tener un bebe. [mi mama esta a punto de tener un bebe]

LES Girls Club Member Nicole

Nicole

My name is Nicole. I am 7. My favorite color is blue. I have a brother. My brothers’ favorite color is red. I am in 2nd grade. I live in Manhattan. I go to P.S.20. I am happy to see you.

Mi nombre es Nicole. Yo tengo 7 años. Mi color favorito es azul. Yo tengo un hermano. El color favorito de mi hermano es rojo. Yo estoy en el 2º grado. Yo vivo en Manhattan. Yo voy a la escuela primaria 20. Estoy feliz de verlas.

LES Girls Club Member Kimberly

Kimberly

My name is Kimberly. I am 8 years old. I have no brothers or sisters. I go to P.S.20. I am in 3rd grade. I eat pizza. I love my teacher. Her name is Packy, she is nice to me. I live with her. [In the same building]

Mi nombre es Kimberly. Yo tengo 8 años. Yo no tengo hermanos ni hermanos. Yo voy a la escuela primaria 20. Yo estoy en el 3º grado. Yo como pizza. Yo quiero a mi maestra. Su nombre es Packy, ella es buena conmigo. Yo vivo con
ella. [en el miso edificio]

LES Girls Club Member Arianna

Arianna

Hi my name is Arianna. I am 9 years old. My school is in Manhattan. I have a sister and a brother. I want to know how all of you dress. I live in New York. I like fruit and pizza. I have lots of fun here.

Hola mi nombre es Arianna. Yo tengo 9 años. Mi escuela es en Manhattan. Yo tengo una hermana y un hermano. Yo quiero saber como se visten ustedes. Yo vivo en Nueva York. Me gustan las frutas y pizza. Yo me divierto mucho aquí.

LES Girls Club Member Aura

Aura

Hi, my name is Aura. I am 10 years old and I go to P.S. 20. I live I Staten Island, New York. My favorite colors are pink and red. My whole family comes from Chile. My favorite sport is soccer, baseball and volleyball. My favorite animal is the tiger. I love to eat rice, pizza, hot dog and hamburger.


Hola mi nombre es Aura. Yo tengo 8 años y yo voy a la escuela primaria 20. Yo vivo en Staten Island, Nueva York. Mis colores favoritos son rosado y rojo. Mi familia entera son de Chile. Mi deporte favorito es el fútbol, beisball, y volleyball. Mi animal favorito es el tigre. Me encanta comer arroz, pizza, hot dog y las hamburguesas.

LES Girls Club Member Chelsea

Chelsea

Hi my name is Chelsea. I am 12 years old. My favorite sport is volleyball. My mom and dad are from a Spanish country. I got 2 sisters and 1 brother. There names are Alondra, Amaya and Ravoli and there ages are 12, 17, and 18. My favorite colors are white and black and pink. I am in middle school. I am in 7th grade. I live in a place called Manhattan in New York City. My favorite food is pizza, rice, beans, and spaghetti.

Hola mi nombre es Chelsea. Yo tengo 12 años. Mi deporte favorito es el
volleyball. Mi mama y mi papa son de un país hispano. Yo tengo 2 hermanas y 1 hermano y sus edades son 12, 17, y 18. Mis colores favoritos son blanco, negro y rosado. Yo estoy en la secundaria. Yo estoy en el 7º grado. Yo vivo en un lugar llamado Manhattan en la cuidad de Nueva York. Mi comida favorita es pizza, arroz, habichuelas y espagueti.

LES Girls Club Member Sydney

Sydney

Hi my name is Sydney. I have 12 years old. I live in Manhattan. I go to P.S. 140. I go to classes of flamenco. I come here [Girls Club] because I know this woman who brings me here. My favorite food is pizza. My favorite fruit is mango, grapes and strawberries. My favorite color is red. My parents are Colombian.

Hola mi nombre es Sydney. Yo tengo 12 años. Yo vivo en Manhattan. Yo voy a la escuela primaria 140. Yo voy a clases de flamenco. Yo vengo aquí [Girls Club] por que yo conozco una mujer que me trae aquí. Mi comida favorita es pizza. Mi fruta favorita es el mango, uvas y frutilla. Mi color favorito es rojo. Mis padres son Colombianos.

LES Girls Club Member Ana

Now meet the LES Girls Club Members that are partnering with Club Balam in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.

Ana

Hi my name is Ana. I am 12 years old. I am in 6th grade. I live in Manhattan. I am Dominican and from El Salvador. I have two brothers and am about to have a baby sister. My favorite color is black but I am not gothic. My favorite food is pizza. I like fruits. I am also a good dancer and I can sing a little but people say I can sing a lot. My family comes from Hispanic countries. I can also speak Spanish. I am looking forward to meeting all of you.

Hola mi nombre es Ana. Yo tengo 12 años. Yo esto en el 6o grado. Yo vivo en Manhattan. Yo soy Dominicana y soy de El Salvador. Yo tengo 2 hermanos y estoy a punto de tener una hermanita. Mi color favorito es negro pero no soy gótica. Mi comida favorita es pizza. Me gustan las frutas. Yo soy una buena baillerina y puedo cantar un poco pero la gente dicen que puedo cantar mucho. I familia viene de países hispanos. Yo puedo hablar español. Me alegro a conocerlas.

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Hand Project

Club Balam members photograph one anothers hands.

Street Shooting in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas

Hello from Club Balam!

Street Shooting in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas

Street Shooting in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas

Street Shooting in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas

Shooting in the square.

Street Shooting in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas

Xunka gives camera instructions.

Street Shooting in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas

The following photographs document Club Balam shooting in San Cristobal de Las Casas.

Club Balam Member

Ana Gabriela (Gaby) is 12 years old and in the 7th grade, the first year of junior high school.

Club Members

Mercedes, the sister of Leidali, is 11 years old and in the 6th grade. She has an older sister.

Club Members

Leidali (Leidy), is 12 years old and in first year high junior school. She has a sister, Mercedes, age 11, who is also a member of Club Balam. She has an older sister, age 17.

Club Members

Juani is 14 years old and in first year of junior high. She has an older brother and sister and a younger brother.

Club Members

Griselda is 9 years old and in the 4th grade.

Club Members

Cristina is 12 years old and in the 6th grade. She has a younger brother and
sister and three older brothers.

Club Members

Maria del Carmen is 12 years old and in the first year of junior high school.
She has four younger siblings.

Club Balam Members

Juana,(Paty) is the older sister of Ana. She is 9 years old and in the 5th grade.

Meet the Club Balam Members

Meet the Club Balam members.

Ana is 8 years and in the 3rd grade. She has one sister, Juana, who is also a member of Club Balam. They have a 13 year old brother and a 1 year old baby sister.

Hello LES Girls Club!

Club Balam members sending a big "hello" to their LES Girls Club partners.

It's All in the Frame

Juana helps the girls frame their photographs.

Portrait taking in the garden

Taking portraits of each other in the Garden of the Jaguar, at Na Balom.

Viewing Photographs on the Computer

The Club Balam girls are excited to see the photos of their LES Girls Club partners.

Writing Exercises

Xunka helps the girls answer questions about themselves.

Club Balam

Janet lectures the class about the exciting possibilities of photography.

Club Balam

Club Balam is a collaboration between the Lower Eastside Girls Club photography program and professional photographers from San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. The Cultural Association Na Bolom is graciously hosting the project.
Club Balam is an out growth of the Girls Club’s past photography project in Chiapas, culminating in the publication of our book, “village voices / virtual journey”.
Xunka Lopez Diaz and Juana Lopez Lopez, two of the Maya photographers from the first Chiapas Project are now in leadership positions in Club Balam. Janet Schwartz, the project director, is an active member of the international press corps. She has lived and worked in Chiapas for over 25 years.