To Educate a Nation - by Jeremy a Enriquez (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>To Educate a Nation: Autobiographies of Andres P. and Jane V. Enriquez tells of a Garifuna family sent as teachers to rural villages from the 1910s through the 1940s. Editor Jeremy Enriquez explains Garifuna and Catholic history in Belize, and the selection of Garifuna to be teachers in rural Belize. This book honours their contribution to Belize.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><em>To Educate a Nation: Autobiographies of Andres P. and Jane V. Enriquez</em> tells the story of the family of a Garifuna teacher as they were sent to rural villages in Belize from the 1910s through the 1940s. Rising from a pupil teacher to a school principal in Belize's Catholic school system, Andres P. Enriquez faced many difficult challenges as he passionately dedicated himself for almost five decades to managing schools in various remote Maya, Garifuna and Mestizo villages throughout Belize. His wife Jane and their children also had to endure these hardships, often with deep painful losses to their family.<br /> Jeremy A. Enriquez reveals these experiences as written by his grandparents, thus honouring similar untold sacrifices of Garifuna teachers and their families as they diligently served to lay the foundation of Belize's education system. He weaves their experiences in the context of Garifuna people's resilience since their first arrival to Belize in 1802 as a free people during the time of slavery, their struggles with colonially‐rooted discrimination, their outstanding contributions to the development of the country's education system as well as to its formerly timber‐based economy, which arguably resulted in the expansion of Belize's territory beyond its former limits.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><strong>To Educate a Nation: Autobiography of Andres P. and Jane V. Enriquez</strong></p><p>When I heard about this book revealed by Mr. Jeremy Enriquez, I was elated. I have long desired such enlightenment to be brought to the people of Belize about this great contribution of her people. I grew up with my parents as the teacher's daughter. This book is indeed our story. --Olivia Avila nee Palacio</p><p>I truly appreciate this work done by Jeremy A. Enriquez to celebrate the efforts of Garifuna pioneers. I accompanied my husband Godsman Ellis, a Head Teacher, in the 1950s and 1960s to many villages. Our family struggled to withstand and overcome the harsh of living conditions in these rural areas. We were able to make adjustments to living with people of different cultures in the villages where he and I served, such as August Pine Ridge, Succotz, and Hopkins, to name a few. Around the mid 1960s, for example, all rural Roman Catholic Schools in the Cayo District were headed by Garifuna teachers. I applaud this work as a ground breaking contribution to give value to the Garifuna people in Belize and beyond as indeed a masterpiece culture to be honoured in history. --Ethel Bernadine Ellis nee Sampson</p><p>Jerry A. Enriquez has done an excellent job of preparing the material and introducing it with a section that sets the background that lays out the role of the Roman Catholic Church and the promising Garifuna young men they hand-picked to educate Belize. It is an account of the critical role of women in this endeavour, a role that has never been given the prominence it truly deserves.--E. Roy Cayetano</p><p>This book highlights Jeremy Enriquez' grandparents as most exemplary and compassionate human beings. In their abode in Seiri (the Garifuna name for heaven) Andres and Jane are proud of him and continue to smile at him with love and deep approval.--Dr. Joseph O. Palacio</p><br>
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